China's Next Likely Leader, Vice President Xi Jinping, Completes Whirlwind Visit to the United States
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HINA NSIGHT CFostering business and cultural harmonyI between China and the U.S. VOL. 11 NO. 3 MARCH 2012 Amy Chua, noted author and Yale Law Professor speaks at 11th Annual Griffin Lecture Series By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer rior to the start of the 11th Annual 20 years of experience, notes that China is Bob and Kim Griffin Building a very complex country. PU.S. – China Bridges lecture The introduction of Amy Chua was “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: Increas- made by Meredith McQuaid, Associate ing Mutual understanding Between U.S. and Vice President and Dean of International China” by Amy Chua, the audience that was Programs. She noted that Chua, John M. gathered in Memorial Hall at the McNamara Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law Alumni Center, was greeted by various ad- School, was named one of the 2011 Time ministrative members of the University of 100’s Most Influential People. In additional Minnesota. to Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, she Erick W. Kaler, President of the Univer- is the author of two other books on global sity welcomed the gathering by stating that economics and international politics. Chua the University has a long-term relationship also has taught law at Duke, Stanford and with China and currently has over 2,500 stu- Amy Chua New York universities. She has been a dents from China attending the University Heritage Foundation and Dorsey & Whit- Wall Street lawyer, Executive Editor of and over 10,000 Chinese alumni. Next to ney, LLP. She then introduced Bob Griffin, the Harvard Law Review and worked on speak was Joan Brezinski, Interim Director President, Griffin International Companies, international transactions throughout Asia, of the China Center and Director of the Con- and benefactor of the lecture series. In his Europe and Latin America. Page 8 fucius Institute who noted that the lecture comments, Griffin stated that he has made Amy Chua began her talk by immedi- received special support from the Chinese approximately 158 trips to China and in his Tiger continues on Page 4 China’s next likely leader, Vice President Xi Jinping, completes whirlwind visit to the United States Page 9 By Greg Hugh, Staff Writer hinese Vice President Xi Jinping reception at the State Department, and a who is also a civilian member of China's concluded his recent visit to the 19-gun salute at the Pentagon. Technically, People's Liberation Army and currently CUnited States when he left Los Xi's visit simply reciprocates Vice President holds the civilian rank comparable to that Angeles, California, wrapping up his official Joe Biden's trip to China last year, but for of a major general. visit to the Unites States completing the first the U.S., the real goal seems to be getting What else do we know about him? Xi leg of his three nation tour which also took a better read on the man about to lead the Jinping (pronounced Shee Jeen-ping) is a him to Ireland and Turkey. world's most populous country. man "full of contradictions," says Damian Xi visited Washington, DC, the state Grammaticas at BBC News. He was born of Iowa and Los Angeles during the five- into affluence, a Communist Party "prince- day trip to America as a guest of his U.S. ling" whose father, a hero of the Communist counterpart Joe Biden. He met with U.S. Revolution, rose to the post of vice premier President Barack Obama and held talks with before running afoul of Chairman Mao in Biden. He also participated in a number of 1962. When his father was purged, 15-year- Page 4 trade and economic events and had wide- old Xi was sent to a poor, remote village, ranging contacts with the American people where he lived in a cave and labored in from all walks of life. the field for seven years. He later worked Xi’s visit was extensively covered by his way up in the party, attaining senior ALSO IN THIS ISSUE the media so this article will only provide positions in several wealthy, relatively Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Announcements..................2 some highlights and present some interest- business-friendly coastal provinces. Until ing personal facts about his eventual rise to Following are a few insights culled from very recently, Xi's wife, famed folk singer Events..........................3 leader in October at the 18th Communist a few media resources located both in the Peng Liyuan, was the most famous member Culture..........................4 Party Congress, when he will probably be U.S. and abroad into China’s mystery man of his family. Education......................6-7 appointed general secretary of the party, and that is heir apparent to the presidency of According to biographic sources, Xi has Sports.................................8 then successively be named president and China. paid his dues by dealing with a smuggling Arts......................................9 head of the army. Xi is known as an outgoing, charming scandal in the southern Fujian province and Food....................................10 Underscoring the importance of China- figure with a sharp mind. He is fifty-eight presided over robust economic expansion in Business........................11-12 U.S. relations, Xi was given an extraordi- years old, has a daughter at Harvard Univer- the eastern province of Zhejiang. He has a U.S.-China Relations.......13-15 nary welcome, including a long Oval Office sity and is married for the second time. 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