High Level Delegation From China Visits USC to Discuss Public Diplomacy

On Tuesday, May 15, incoming dean of the Annenberg School Ernest J. Wilson chaired a private meeting with a high level delegation from the People's Republic of China to discuss international public diplomacy and the upcoming Olympics in Beijing. Donald Tang, Chairman of the Asia Society Southern California and member of the USC Annenberg Board of Councilors, accompanied the participants, which included:

Guoqing Wang, Vice Minister of China's State Council of Information Office

Wei Wang, Executive Vice President and Secretary General, '08 Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games

Yong Huang, Vice Chief Editor of China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV

Lihua Liang, Vice Director, China's Internet News Administration

Ying Xu, Deputy Bureau Director, China's State Council of Information Office

Jingkuan Chen, Deputy Bureau Director, China's State Council of Information Office

Hongbin Zhang, Division Chief, China's State Council of Information Office

Baoming Jiang, Division Chief, China's State Council of Information Office

Yang Song, Project Manager, International Relations Department, Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games

The participants from USC included:

Geoffrey Cowan, Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication

Ernest Wilson, III, Incoming dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication

Barry Sanders, Executive Counsel, Latham & Watkins

Clayton Dube, Associate Director, USC U.S.-China Institute

Joshua Fouts, Director, USC Center on Public Diplomacy

Geoffrey Garrett, President, Pacific Council on International Policy

Nicholas Cull, Professor, Public Diplomacy, USC Annenberg School for Communication

Laurie Brand, Director, USC School of International Relations

Adam Clayton Powell, III, Director, USC Viterbi Integrated Media Systems Center

Sherine B. Walton, Deputy Director, USC Center on Public Diplomacy