Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm (food will be served at 7:00pm)
Location: Charlie Chiang's Van Ness-UDC, 4250 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, (202) 966-1916/1942
Metro Accessible: Take the Red Line to Van Ness-UDC. Exit on the West Side. Walk straight ahead less than a block and the restaurant will be on the left (at the corner of Connecticut Ave and Windom Place). Speaker Introduction:

The Chinese Academy of Governance is a state-of-the-art training center for high and mid level state civil servants. Professor Xu Zhengzhong has been with its Department of Economy and Management since 1997. Professor Xu’s career highlights include:

• Developed the social multiple complex transformation theory and original industry strategy, which was adopted by the Chinese central government as a guide to develop business policies across China.
• Initiated and proposed the adjustment of the policy of public fiscal and taxation; led the architecture and design of the new taxation and budget management system; the new system has been implemented across China and made a significant impact on tax collection.
• Led and coordinated the draft and revision of numerous Chinese laws including the Budget Law, Compulsory Education Law, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Law, and the Financial Transfer Payment Law.
• Successfully provided strategy consulting and advices on multiple projects to the Central Committee of the CCP, the State Council as well as ministries and committees.
• Directed four World Bank research projects, more than ten Key Projects of the Ninth Five Plan of National Natural Science Fund, National Social Science Fund, and Ministry/Province departments. Some of them gained distinct awards at national level.

Professor Xu has a post doctorate degree from the Management School of Lancaster University in the UK, and a doctorate degree in Economics from China’s Academy of Social Sciences.

Fee: $30 （$20 for China Society fee-paying members）   
On-line payment is required in advance
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Contact: Helen Gao at helengao20@yahoo.com; (202) 368-2688

中国协会讲座系列定于四月八日再次举行。本月的主讲人为许正中，中国国家行政学院教授、博士生导师，享受国务院政府特殊津贴，新世纪百千万人才工程国家级人选。中国社会科学院经济学博士、英国兰卡斯特大学管理学博士后。先后参加“预算法”“义务教育法”等多部法律的起草与修改工作，多次向党中央、国务院及有关部委提出政策建议，并获采纳。

主要社会兼职：国家重大科技专项总体组成员，论证委员会委员，首席管理专家；中国财政学会，理事；中国区域经济学会，理事；中华职业教育社，理事，专家委员会副主任委员；国家双高测评专家委员会，委员；国家社会科学基金和国家自然科学基金评议专家；中国科学院研究生院、南开大学、天津大学博士生导师、清华大学博士后指导教师。

主要的研究领域为：财政与预算管理、政府成本控制、高新技术公共政策、社会公共服务政策

先后承担国家自然科学基金及世界银行、联合国儿童基金会以及联合国开发计划署多个科研项目。  

讲座时间是6:30pm – 9:30pm，讲座将用英文和中文进行，主讲人将和听众共进晚餐。

费用: 中国协会交费会员$20，非交费会员$30.
讲座地点是Charlie Chiang's Van Ness-UDC, 4250 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, (202) 966-1916/1942。

中国协会为非营利非政党组织，致力于促进中国和世界的相互了解；增进会员之间的友谊，合作和成功；并推动世界的和平与发展。协会向任何对中国及其相关世界感兴趣的人士开放，现有中外各界会员3500多人。

联系人：Helen Gao at helengao20@yahoo.com; (202) 368-2688