China vs. India - The New Asia Question

Members RMB150, Guests RMB200 (includes a light Buffet and drinks). Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner of Dezan Shira & Associates, Publisher of China Briefing, India Briefing and the Chindia blog 2point6billion.com, has just returned meetings with various Ministers in both China and India. Meeting with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Minister of Finance Mr. P. Chidambaram, and Minister of Commerce Kamal Nath, he has also recently met with Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Liao Xiaoqi, and other senior officials at the MOC, State Administration of Tax, NRDC, Ministry of Finance, Customs and the Banking Regulatory Commission.

Accordingly he is in a unique position to describe the attitude of economic reform and development in both countries, comment on the similarities and differences between them, and draw conclusions as to the direction each country is headed and the opportunities and pitfalls that are present in both.