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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

orchestra <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong>. Zhao Weimin, the spokesman <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, held the<br />

conference and introduced the organizing committee <strong>of</strong> Beijing Forum and the<br />

master <strong>of</strong> each sub-forum. The president <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> Xu Zhihong pointed<br />

that the academy is the conscience <strong>of</strong> a nation and the whole human beings. There<br />

is no shirking the responsibility for the scholars to promote the civilization <strong>of</strong> the 21st<br />

century. Geng Xuechao, the director <strong>of</strong> Beijing Education Committee and Cao<br />

Guoxing, the director <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> International Cooperation and Exchanges<br />

<strong>of</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Education expressed their wishes to the consummation <strong>of</strong> Beijing<br />

Forum in the conference.<br />

According to the agenda <strong>of</strong> the forum, Dr. Qian Qicheng, former Vice-Premier <strong>of</strong> the<br />

PRC State Council will be invited to the opening ceremony in Aug 23rd to make<br />

keynote speech, while Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Douglass C. North, 1993 Nobel Laureate in<br />

Economics from <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Washington, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor TU Weiming, director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Harvard-Yenching Institute and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tang Yi-jie from department <strong>of</strong><br />

Philosophy, <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> making main tone speeches respectively. Princess<br />

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Thailand, will attend the opening ceremony as<br />

well.<br />

The Beijing Forum was financially supported by the Korea Foundation <strong>of</strong> Advanced<br />

Studies. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Kim Jae-youl, the Secretary General <strong>of</strong> the Korea Foundation for<br />

Advanced Studies, delivered a speech in the conference to express their willingness<br />

<strong>of</strong> cooperating with <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> to make every endeavor to promote<br />

Asia-Pacific studies. He said the Korea Foundation <strong>of</strong> Advanced Studies will<br />

continue support Beijing Forum, helping it develop into an Academic Olympic.<br />

In the end <strong>of</strong> the press conference, the organizing committee <strong>of</strong> Beijing Forum<br />

answered questions raised by the journalists.<br />

Edited By : Hu Xianhong<br />

Related Topic :<br />

Beijing Forum 2004<br />

Beijing Forum 2004<br />

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Related Feedback:<br />

● Request to attend the forum by Chee Seng 2004--0-8- 24: 2<br />

● Registration by Louis Wai 2004--0-8- 24: 2<br />

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