On October 13, the Fifth Meeting of the US-China Eminent Persons Forum was held in Beijing by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the US-China Transpacific Foundation (UCTPF). The Chinese delegation was headed by Mr. Wang Chao, President of the CPIFA, and the US delegation was co-headed by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Former US Senator (Connecticut-D) and Amb. Sigmund Rogich, Chairman of the Boards of the UCTPF. The two sides had in-depth discussion on China-US relations. On October 12, Vice President Han Zheng met with the US delegates.

The participants on the Chinese side include Dr. Qiu Yuanping, former Minister of the State Council’s Office for Overseas Chinese Affairs and former Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee, Amb. Cui Tiankai, Advisor to the Council of the CPIFA and former Chinese Ambassador to the US, Mr. Wang Zaixi, former Vice Minister of Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee and former Vice President of Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits, Mr. Kong Dan, President of CITIC Foundation for Reform and Development Studies and former Chairman of the CITIC Group, Amb. Li Jie, Vice President of the CPIFA, Prof. Ding Yifan, former Vice Director of World Development Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council, Prof. Lin Zhenyi, Director General of the Department of Scientific Research of China National Academy of Governance, and Prof. Zhang Bin, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The participants on the US side include General Richard Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mr. Randall Rader, former Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Amb. Untermeyer, former US Ambassador to Qatar, and Mr. Gavin Chen, President of the UCTPF.