TRAVEL TO BEIJING, CHINA

JUNE 2006

ON JUNE 10, 2006, DR. HICKEY ATTENDED AN INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE AT RENMIN DAXUE (PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY)
IN BEIJING, CHINA

THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON POLITICAL CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES THAT CHINA WILL CONFRONT IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
CHINA HAS THE FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NATION IN EAST ASIA (EVEN PRESIDENT
BUSH SAID THIS).

CHINA IS AN "EMERGING MARVEL" AND
"THE MOST IMPORTANT COUNTRY" IN
THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION--PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH.

DR. HICKEY'S PAPER FOCUSED ON TAIWAN'S FOREIGN POLICY
AND HOW IT IS INFLUENCED BY THE PRC AND USA

PANELISTS DISCUSS DR. HICKEY'S FINDINGS AFTER HIS
PRESENTATION

AFTER THE CONFERENCE, I TOURED BEIJING UNIVERSITY WITH BENJAMIN
WHITE, MY NEPHEW, WHO IS STUDYING CHINESE AT BEIDA.

IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO SEE MY OLD FRIEND
AND CLASSMATE, DR. LIU XUECHENG, WHILE IN BEIJING. MISSOURI STATE
HAS BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE DR. LIU VISIT OUR CAMPUS
SEVERAL TIMES TO DELIVER LECTURES ON US-CHINA RELATIONS.

AFTER A WEEK IN BEIJING, DR. HICKEY TRAVELED TO
TAIPEI.  PERHAPS IMAGES OF THAT ADVENTURE WILL
BE FORTHCOMING.

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