Main Objective: to create a healthy development of China’s strategic urbanization

Contents
Introduction to Organizing Members
Background Information
Forum’s Objectives
General Information of the Forum
Organizational System of the Forum
Media Support

I. Introduction of the Organizing Members
Overseas Edition of People’s Daily
China Society for Strategy & Management Research

Introduction to Overseas Edition of People’s Daily
Founded on July 1st, 1985, People’s Daily Overseas Edition, originally an institutional newspaper of Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, is the most influential and comprehensive Chinese daily newspaper in introducing China. In a prompt and accurate manner it reports daily China central government’s policy and China’s reform and modernization; addresses hot issues in society; introduces politics, economics, technology, education, culture as well as provides useful information and consultancy both inside and outside China.
To meet the needs of domestic and foreign readers and be their friends have always been the goal of the Overseas Edition. This explains why it has such a variety of subscribers, including overseas Chinese; Hongkong, Macao & Taiwan Compatriots; Chinese overseas students and working staff; domestic institutions and societies directing attention to Chinese opening up to the world; foreign travelers and visitors to China; foreign friends interested in Chinese conditions and business persons.

Among colorful sections and columns in the Overseas Edition, the travel, health, language, culture, sports and people sections with vivid pictures allow you to gain a glimpse into the rich Chinese culture and her tradition. Beside, columns like watching-sea tower, exclusive VIP interview, the sea and the wind are very popular with readers. The overseas edition is serving as a link between China and foreign countries.

Introduction to China Society for Strategy & Management Research

China Society for Strategy & Management Research (“CSSM”), is a top-level comprehensive organization for strategy research under the jurisdiction of the former System Reform Office of the State Council. CSSM offers decision making support consulting and policy-making with national impact. It has built good relationships with foreign government agencies, academic groups, and non-governmental organizations. Globally known as the “China think-tank on strategy”, it plays an important role in the field of non-governmental bilateral affairs.

Xiao Ke, the State founding General serves as Honorary Chairman of CSSM, and Gu Mu, former Premier acts as its Chairman. Senior advisers include Wang Daohan, Yuan Baohua, Du Runsheng, former Australian Premier Hawke, former Philippine President Ramos, and former Japanese Prime Minister Hata Tsutomu, etc. Presently, CSSM has more than 400 research fellows in its research teams, with 130 over research topics. It has built extensive cooperative relationships also with overseas and Chinese top political, economic and academic elite.

CSSM promotes the social reform and progress through legislative proposals. It had important effects on China’s reform of the legal system and contributed to the further development of the political system. It initiated several activities for protection of famous historical & cultural cities in Beijing and China, which have had an impact across China and in the world.

Main tasks of CSSM:
·Conducting research on economic, technological, cultural and educational, security, and development of strategic theories, as well as various management theories ;
·Carrying out international academic exchange, developing cooperative relationships with government agencies, academic groups and non-governmental organizations concerned ;
·Editing and publishing relevant academic monographs and information, popularization of domestic and foreign research on strategy and management theories;
·CSSM is open to the outside world, is willing to conduct fruitful cooperation with overseas and Chinese peers in the fields of economy, science and technology, education, culture, world peace and international social development so as to jointly boost the prosperity and development of China’s modernization drive and make contribution to the Asian Region and the world progress in general.

II. Background Information

1. China is entering a high-speed development stage of urbanization process.

2. By 2010, China’s urbanization level will reach 55-60%, and about 300-350 million new urban population will need residential houses, office houses and matching facilities of public welfare. In 2003, China’s investment in urban construction and development registered RMB 1015.4 billion, up by 30.3% over the previous year, accounting for 8% growth. In the next five years, at an average annual growth rate of 7%, the investment in urban construction and development in the hinterland of China will reach RMB 3580 billion. It’s predicted that, only from 2004 to 2010, the total demand for residential houses in China will reach 34.668 billion square feet, with an annually average growth rate of 12% over to meet the demand. This growth rate is far greater than that of GDP.

3. China is one of the world largest countries. We are carrying out the industrialization and urbanization process on a historically largest scale ever, which is also causing severe threat of the ecological environment. Over the past 50 years, China’s population doubled, with the living space becoming half size.

4. We produce the globally most microwave ovens, fridges, TV sets, consume the globally most coal, copper, tin, zinc, platinum, steel and secondly most petroleum. The per-capita possession of arable land is 1/2 of the world average level, that of fresh water, 1/6 of the world average level, that of grass land, 1/2 of the world average level. Five years later, 24 of 45 sorts of major minerals in China will maintain their existing reserves, and fifteen years later, only 6 of them will do so. 1/3 of land is eroded by acid rain. 41% of the water in seven leading rivers is of class-V bad quality. The annual frequency of coastal red tide quadruples the number 20 years ago. 1/4 of population drinks below-grade water. 1/3 of urban population breathes severely polluted air. Less than 20% of urban garbage is disposed without public pollution. Only 32% of industrial dangerous waste is disposed. Of the 10 cities most severely polluted in the world, five are in China. Of the nearly 30000 varieties of higher plants in China, at least 3000 varieties are in threatened conditions or almost become extinct. More than 200 kinds of animals are on the verge of extinction. Among the top 20 countries in respect of the varieties of threatened animals, China ranks 4th in respect of mammals, 4th in respect of birds, 2nd in respect of reptiles, 5th in respect of threatened fish, and 5th in respect of threatened fresh water fish.

As everyone knows, the Planet Earth, which human beings live on, has a fragile ecological system, which is alive. The system keeps its balance through the flow of substances and energy in the food chain system. Such ecological balance is represented by relatively steadiness of the number of varieties of living things. The more diversified the livings things are, the more stable the ecological system is. Each kind of animal in the eco-sphere maintains its balance and steadiness of its own ecological system. However, such balance and steadiness are often broken due to the influence of the man’s living and productive activities. The existence of some wild life is threatened, even in severe danger or on the verge of extinction. Any change in a certain section or part of the ecological system will influence the entire ecological system, though some influence will be only seen after a long period of time.

Today, along with the economic development and social advancement, the voice to protect the nature and wildlife is increasingly higher. The concept of animal protection is deep into the people’s heart and awareness. People have realized the significance of animals and plants. Illegal and excessive wildlife hunting and killing will not only destroy the environment, but also destroy the man himself, finally. It has always been the dream of the human civilization that humans and animals live harmoniously together and maintain the ecological balance. Along with the process of urbanization, to maintain the ecological balance, also becomes a significant task that needs to seriously be considered.

5. International capital has been expecting the construction market of China for a long time. It’s an unarguable fact that the market capacity and value added space have become greater.

Subject to the WTO agreement, from 2004 onwards the Chinese government began to allow foreign business to establish wholly foreign-funded real estate enterprise to join China’s urban construction. Meanwhile, Sino-foreign real estate joint ventures and cooperative real estate enterprises will enjoy a “national treatment”. The macro regulation and control by Chinese government have supported its redemption of WTO commitment, making its policy more and more stable, its market more and more transparent.

International consortia and international capital are paying close attention to it and begin to step into Chinese urban construction market.

In the course of rapid development of China’s urbanization drive, many unreasonable things happened due to absence of scientific philosophy of modern urban functions and absence of urban development strategy and planning concepts complying with the situation of China. Such fact has badly impacted the sound development of China’s urbanization drive.

In the urbanization drive, it is an effective way to guide the real estate enterprises to develop Chinese real estate in the light of market economy mechanism. Chinese real estate sector is a rising sector established after China’s reform and opening up. For a long time, Chinese real estate sector has been severely short of enterprise’s own funds, and excessively relying on bank loans. Data show that now, more than 70% of funds in Chinese real estate development enterprises come from bank loans. The percentage of bank loans in many large real estate enterprises is even higher than 80%. Therefore, how to accelerate the pace of China’s urbanization drive through the process of cooperation with international capital groups and international capital market financing channels are issues attracting the attention of both China and foreign countries. At the same time, how to manage the international capital when they join China’s urbanization drive, is also a major problem for China to solve urgently.

In short:
China’s urbanization needs to combine the Chinese situation, walk the cities development path;
China’s urbanization needs to introduce scientific development concepts for modern urban functions;
China’s urbanization needs to introduce concepts of overall harmony between human, economic benefit and ecological protection;
China’s urbanization needs effective joining of international capital;
“China Strategy Forum” launches the “China Strategic Development of 21st Century Urbanization” for the first time, aiming to
seek for sound development of China’s urbanization drive and the cooperation with international capital groups.

III. Objectives of the Forum

·The mission of “China Strategic Development of 21st Century Urbanization” is to: provide strategic consulting for the sound development of China’s urbanization process.
·The Forum will build a platform of resources necessary for linking the international capital up with Chinese urban
construction projects, and devote later to promote these efforts.
·The Forum will focus on those topics that are promoting the strategic research on urbanization topics, seriously, deeply and
systematically.
·The Forum will sincerely invite famous experts, scholars, entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to take part in
the discussions, allowing all Chinese and all foreign friends, to discuss the future sound development of the motherland together.
·The Forum will invite representatives of global top 500 enterprises, representatives of famous investment banks and estate
investment enterprises to express their views on investment in Chinese urban construction market.
·The Forum will roll out scientific thoughts and suggestions brought by ecological culture to the sound development of
China’s urbanization.
·The Forum will solemnly display artistic works of Chinese (including overseas, Hong Kong and Taiwan) artists describing
the motherland’s future and seeking for ecological harmony.
·The Forum will invite authoritative media in China and the world to report this activity, striving to create a good public
opinion circumstance within the international scope.

IV. General Information of the Forum

(I) Date:
February 17-19, 2006(3 days)

(II) Location:
Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

(III) Scale:
·50 overseas participating representatives
·100 domestic (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) representatives

(IV) Guests Invited by “China Strategy Forum”

Guests from China
NPC Vice Chairman
CPPCC Vice Chairman
Former Dean of National Defence University Xing Shizhong
Former Standing vice-president of Party School of the CPC Central Committee Zheng Bijian
Former Director of Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of NPC Fan Jingyi
Director of Environment and Resources Committee of NPC Ye Rutang
National Development and Reform Committee Minister
Ministry of Land & Resources Minister
Ministry of Construction Minister
State Environmental Protection Administration General Director
China Council for Promotion of International Trade President
Municipal Government of Beijing Mayor
Municipal Government of Shanghai Mayor
Development and Research Center of State Council Wu Jinglian
Famous Architectural Designer Wu Liangyong
Advisor to Chinese Ministry of Construction Zheng Xiaofan
Advisor to State Administration of Cultural Heritage Xie Chensheng
Society's president of the Chinese historical relics Luo Zhewen
President of the Association for China Planning Zhou Ganshi
Professor, Beijing University Zhou Yixing
Professor, Tongji University Tang Zilai
Professor of Tsinghua University Chen Zhihua
Beijing Afforestation Fund - president Shan Zhaoxiang
China Association Archaeology - president Xu Pingfang
China Geological Sciences Institution/ Former Dean Chen Yuchuan
Standing member of the CPPCC / Urban Planning Expert Wang Dong
Beijing Urban Planning Bureau/ Former Chief Engineer Liu Xiaoshi
Petrol China Company Ltd. / Chief Geologist Jia Chengzao
Advisor to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Zeng Decheng
CEO of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
CEO, PWWC Richard Li
President of Lake House Group Charles Brown
Chairman & CEO of Shui On Land Ltd. Vincent H. S. Lo
Vice-Chairman & COO of Shui On Land Ltd. Wilfred Y. W. Wong
Chief Economist of Shui On Land Ltd. David P. Wong

Foreign Guests
Cultural Advisor to President of Italy Louis Godart
Secretary-General of Ministry of Culture of Italy Giuseppe Proietti
Deputy Minister, Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport Juido Viceconte
Secretary-general, Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport Jaetano Fontana
Mayor of Rome, Italy Walter Veltroni
Famous Architectural Designer, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Italy Mario Occhiuto
Minister of Economics of Germany Clement
Former Minister of Urban Planning of France Daubresse
Siemens Group/ Supervisory Board Chairman
Volkswagen/ CEO
Deutsche Bank/ CEO　　 Fitschen
Thyssen of Germany/ CEO Kromme
Deutsche Bahn/ CEO Medorn
Chairman of Supervisory Board of Aliarz Chulte Noelle
President/ Architect of Henn Architekten Gunter Henn
Chairman of Baer Bank Baer
President of Board, MZSG Management Center, St. Gallen, Switzerland Fredmund Malik
President of Asia Pacific/ Capgemini France Paul Thorley
Vice President of Capgemini / China (France) Li Bo
The World Summits Organization , Ltd. UK. Daniel Fisher
Chairman of Loury Holding, France Henry Feltz
Institute of German Corporate Governance, Berlin Clemens Grosche
IFRA F. Meik
CEO of Hochtief Group, Germany J. Keitel
Director of Beijing Office, UNESCO
Officers of American Embassy in China

(V) Main Subjects:
·China Urbanization Strategic Development Research (Comprehensive)
·Urban Ecological Construction Research
·Diversion and Development of the City with Resources
·The Protection and Development of the Famous Historical Culture City
·European Capital & China Urban Development

Main Topics:

1. Different Formulas of Urban Development in the World
2. The Staged Peculiarity of Urbanization Development
3. National Urbanization Development & Immigration
4. The Position of Huge, Big, Medium & Small Size Cities and Counties, during the urbanization development process in the world
5. The Understanding and Policies for the Small Counties’ Development
6. The Experiences of the History and Culture Protection During the Urban Construction and the Advises to China
7. The Considerations of Urban Culture
8. The Relevant Factors of Modern Urban Construction Planning
9. The Transportation and Solution in Modern City
10. Ecological City
11. Energy in Modern Urbanization Development
12. Urban Environment Protection with Modern Sciences & Technology
13. Urban Construction with Financial Support
14. The Cooperation between International Capital & China Urbanization Development
15. The Strategic Considerations of Chairman Mao Zedong for China Urbanization Development
16. Petrol Resources in China and the China Urbanization Strategic Development
17. The Industrialization Structure Transition and Development of 300 Chinese Cities with Mine Products
18. The risks control system of the cities in China
19. The city environment & city esthetics

(VI) Draft Conference Agenda:

February 17, Friday
18:00—19:30 Welcome dinner
Introducing the honored guests
Welcome speech by the leaders from the Chinese party
19:30—20:00 Chinese classical ethnic dance performance
Venue: Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

February 18, Saturday
09:00—09:40 Opening ceremony of the conference
Speech by the presidium
Speech of congratulation by representative of foreign party
Group photo of all attendees
09:40—11:00 Speeches (including discussion)
11:00—11:20 Tea break
11:20—13:00 Speeches (including discussion)
13:00—14:00 Lunch (buffet)
Speech by honored guest
14:00—15:00 Break
14:00—17:00 Speeches(including discussion)
18:00—19:30 Supper
Speeches by honored guests
Venue: Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse
19:40—21:00 Interviews by Medias/ Enterprises Promotion
Venue: Club of Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

February 19, Sunday
09:00—11:00 Speeches(including discussion)
11:00—11:20 Tea break
11:20—13:00 Speeches(including discussion)
13:00—14:00 Lunch(buffet)
Speech by distinguished guest
14:00—15:00 Break
15:00—17:00 Speeches(including discussion)
17:00—18:00 Summary speech by the presidium

19:00—20:30 Grand banquet for state guests style with closing ceremony
Venue: Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse
20:40—21:10 Chinese classical folk music performance

Note: time for Chinese leaders meeting conference attendees to be confirmed, in case of time conflict, the conference agenda may adjust accordingly.

V. Organizational System of the Forum

Organizing members:
Overseas Edition of People’s Daily
China Society for Strategy & Management Research

Co-organizer:
International Cooperation Center of the State Development & Reform Commission
China Mayors Association
Shui On Land Limited

Strategic Confederate:
Capgemini France (China)

Technical Support:
The World Summits Organisation Ltd. UK.
(I) “China Strategy Forum–2006”

Chairman in Honor:

Chairman:
Yu Enguang Executive Vice Chairman ,China Society for Strategy and Management Research
Yang Zhenwu Chief Editor , Overseas Edition of People’s Daily

Senior Advisers Group:
Dana Schuppert Sino-European Investment Management Ltd., Chairman & CEO
Francesco Sisci 《La Stampa》Italy, Asia-Pacific Edition. , Chief Editor

(II) “China Strategy Forum–2006” Executive Committee:
Directors:
Li Weiping Assistant Chief Editor of Overseas Edition of People’s Daily
Qin Chaoying Secretary General of CSSM

（III）Treatise recruitment and publishing:
At this Forum, treatise collections of treatise abstract collections will be sent to participating representatives free of charge. Participating representatives are kindly requested to contribute, and submit the treatise abstract (or full text) by e-mail, fax or registered mail (attached with a floppy disk) to the Forum Secretariat before Feb.2ed, 2006. After the Forum, excellent treatises will be evaluated and selected to publish formally on the annuals and monthlies of “Strategy & Management” theories of CSSM.
During the Forum, the Organizing Committee will arrange certain space for display boards. Participating representatives are welcome to provide graphic display materials introducing, publicizing and studying the ecological urban construction and humanistic fruits.

(IV ) Working language: Chinese and English

(V) Reporting facilities: The meeting place will provide computer multimedia projectors, film projectors, and slide projectors.

(VI) The Yizhai Hall of Beijing Yan Huang State Medicine Hotel will offer all lunch and supper, with multiple Chinese health care services.

(VII) Important lectures will be given during lunch and supper.

(VIII) Contact of the Forum Secretariat: Wang Xing , Shao Chun , Mei Shenjie.
Adress: No. 20 Jingshan Front Street, Beijing.
Post code: 100009
Tel: (8610) 64018113 (8610) 64011561
Fax: (8610) 64011561
Email:cssm896@163.com
http://www.cssm.org.cn

VI. Media Support

TV media:
CCTV, Beijing TV, Hong Kong Phoenix TV, Macao Lotus TV, CNN, along with TV stations in all provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions.

Plane media:
Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, China Daily, Economy Daily, Guangming Daily, International Business, China Trade Daily, China Business Daily, Beijing Daily, Beijing Evening News, Jinghua Times, Hong Kong Takung Daily, Wenhui Daily, Singapore United Morning News, New York Times, Washington Post, World Daily, Picture Daily, Times Weekly, world newspapers, local newspapers in provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions.

Web sites:
Leading famous web sites, together with government web sites in provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions