The 2011 Chinese Economists Society (CES) Presidents Forum themed "How to Surmount the Middle Income Trap" was held at SUFE from Dec. 9th to 11th. This year's CES Presidents Forum was co-sponsored by the CES, the School of Economics (SOE) and Institute for Advanced Research (IAR) of SUFE with strong support from the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA). Present at the opening ceremony of 2011 CES Presidents Forum were Vice Director Fengyun Lei of the Department of Cultural and Educational Experts of SAFEA, SUFE Vice President Zhongfei Zhou, 2011-2012 CES President Ding Lu, SOE Vice Dean Guan Gong, IAR Vice Deans Jijun Tan and Fang Wang, as well as 15 former CES presidents and guests.
The opening ceremony was hosted by the present CES President Ding Lu, IAR Special-term Professor and Professor at the University of Fraser Valley. He delivered a welcome speech and introduced that this year's forum would focus on the so-called "middle income trap". Vice Director Fengyun Lei of the Department of Cultural and Educational Experts of SAFEA, SUFE Vice President Zhongfei Zhou and SOE Vice Dean Guan Gong also delivered speeches at the opening ceremony.
After the opening ceremony, experts and scholars had heated discussions on "How to Surmount the Middle Income Trap".
About CES:
The Chinese Economists Society (CES) is a non-profit academic organization registered in the United States. The aim of the Society is to promote scholarly exchanges among its members and contribute to the advancement and dissemination of economics and management sciences in China. The CES currently has hundreds of active individual members and dozens of institutional members. Over years more than two thousand individuals have joined the CES from universities, government agencies, international organizations, industrial firms, and financial services throughout North America, Asia, Europe and other regions of the world.
2011 CES Presidents Forum Held at SUFE
Vice Director Fengyun Lei of the Department of Cultural and Educational Experts of SAFEA Delivers a Speech
SUFE Vice President Zhongfei Zhou Delivers a Speech
SOE Vice Dean Guan Gong Delivers a Speech
CES President Ding Lu Chairs the 2011 CES Presidents Forum
Round-Table Discussion I
Round-Table Discussion I
Round-Table Discussion II
Round-Table Discussion II