National People’s Congress Briefing 2016

On Thursday the 24^th of March AustCham Beijing, in conjunction with AmCham China and the Center for China and Globalisation, hosted an exclusive chamber briefing on the 2016 National People’s Congress (NPC), focusing discussion on the 13^th Five Year Plan. Speakers included Ms. Li Lu, Principal of GM & Associates and Vice-Chair of AmCham China’s Chinese Government Affairs Committee; Mr. Yuan Haiying, President of Yuan Associates; David Kelly, Managing Director of China Policy and Dr. Liu Ke, Deputy Director of Center for China and Globalisation. This event was moderated by Rowan Callick, Asia Pacific Editor of the Australian Newspaper.

The panel of experts guided discussion on the 13^th Five Year Plan, with topics ranging from innovation and the rule of law to environmental concerns and administrative ideology. During the extended question and answer session, event attendees were able to delve into the intricacies and future implications of the new Five Year Plan, with speakers fielding questions in regards to the One Belt One Road initiative, the five principles outlined in the plan and how to understand and interpret this new policy as a foreigner doing business in China.

AustCham Beijing would like to extend a warm thank you to the speakers and moderator, Rowan Callick, for an informative and stimulating afternoon.

Join AustCham Beijing, AmCham China, and Center for China and Globalisation for an exclusive chamber briefing on the 2016 National People’s Congress. The National People’s Congress, concluded on Wednesday 16th March with the endorsement of the 13th Five-Year Plan, will provide the road map for the world’s second largest economy over the next half decade. Join us and our panel of expert speakers to discuss the implications of this historic piece of legislation and its outlook, both domestically and internationally. Key panelists for this event include Ms. Li Lu, Principal of GM & Associates and Vice-Chair of AmCham China’s Chinese Government Affairs Committee; Mr. Yuan Haiying, President of Yuan Associates; David Kelly, Managing Director of China Policy; Dr. Liu Ke, Deputy Director of Center for China and Globalisation. Moderation for this fascinating discussion will be provided by Rowan Callick, Asia Pacific Editor of the Australian Newspaper.

Date: Thursday, 24th March 2016 (Click here to add this event to your outlook calendar or iCal)

Time: 3:00PM – 5:00PM

Cost: 150RMB (Members), 250RMB (Non-members)

Venue: Salon 302, Rosewood Beijing / 贵宾厅302, 北京瑰丽酒店

Address: Jing Guang Centre, Hujialou, Chaoyang District / 中国北京市朝阳区呼家楼京广中心

Event Agenda:
3:00PM- 3:30PM: Networking & Registration
3:30PM – 4:30PM: Panel Discussion with

• Rowan Callick, China Correspondent, The Australian newspaper (Moderator)
• David Kelly, Research Director of China Policy
• Dr. Liu Ke, Deputy Director of Center for China & Globalization
• Ms. Li Lu, Principle of GM & Associates and Vice-Chair of AmCham China’s Chinese Government Affairs Committee
• Mr. Yuan Haiying, President of Yuan Associates

4:30PM – 5:00PM: Q&A