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M O R E   I N F O R M A T I O N : Official Site Venues: - Pudong Shangri-La Hotel - Grand Hyatt Shanghai - Inter-Continental Pudong Shanghai APEC CEO Summit October 18-20, 2001 Shanghai, China The APEC CEO Summit, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and supported by PBEC, will be held from October 18 to 20 this year in Shanghai, China. This will be the first summit of its kind to be convened in China, and is expected to draw 700 CEOs of the world's leading businesses, government leaders, and experts in fields ranging from globalization strategies and the reform of economic systems in the Asia-Pacific region to the issue of a fair and equitable international economic order. The theme of the Shanghai APEC CEO Summit is "New Century, New Economy: Developing in the Globalizing World," and is expected to include addresses by APEC leaders such as Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China; Vicente Fox, President of Mexico; George W. Bush, President of the United States; Vladamir Putin, President of Russia; John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia; and Mahathir Mohammad, Prime Minister of Malaysia. The Summit will feature a Special Session on China, as it prepares for its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), which outlines China's 10th Five-Year Development Program and Market Economy, Foreign Investment Policies for Western China, and the role Macau in the New Century. The Shanghai APEC CEO Summit will be held less than a month before the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the WTO, which is anticipated to launch a new round of negotiations, and as China's development of Western China and general development, trade, and investment liberalization initiatives are building momentum. The Pudong Shangri-La Hotel is the site of the Summit, located across from the famous Huangpu River Water Bund, in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone of Shanghai. A landmark hotel, the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel is joined by the Grand Hyatt Shanghai - the tallest hotel in the world - and the Inter-Continental Pudong Shanghai as the 5-star designated hotels for the event. All are located within minutes of each other and feature spectacular views of the Bund, Huangpu River, and the city. This year's event promises to be the largest and most dynamic APEC CEO Summit, given the location and host economy's dynamic annual growth rate of over 8% GNP, and given the significant questions being addressed about globalization, its impact, and the role of business in helping to meet social requirements amidst the unstable and rapid technological change. For more information on the Summit, visit the official website: http://www.apecceo2001.org For more information, contact: PBEC International Secretariat 900 Fort Street, Suite 1080 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 96813 Phone: 1 (808) 521-9044 Fax: 1 (808) 521-8530 E-Mail: info@pbec.org