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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">We have 2 amazing speakers this week. The first one is with Former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, f</span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">irst Asian American woman ever appointed to a President’s cabinet in U.S. history on Wednesday, and the second one is with Prof. Robert Ross on "The Rise of China: Strategic Trends of the Emerging East Asian Balance of Power." </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Look forward to seeing you!</span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Carol Yu</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">ÖйúɳÁú</span></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Speaker Series Organized by Harvard Kennedy School China Caucus</span></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Time:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> 6:00-7:30pm, Wednesday, March 18</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Location:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Malkin Penthouse, fifth floor, Littaure Building, Harvard Kennedy School (The elevator is on the left hand side of the ground floor when you enter Littaure Building.) </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Speaker:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Former Secretary of Labor <b>Elaine Chao. </b></span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #424242; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">First Asian Pacific American woman ever appointed to a President’s cabinet in U.S. history; Only member of President George W. Bush’s original cabinet to have served all eight years of his Administration</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Working Language:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> English </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Audience:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Public. No need to RSVP.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Time:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> 6:00-7:30pm, Thursday, March 19</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Location:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Malkin Penthouse, fifth floor, Littaure Building, Harvard Kennedy School (The elevator is on the left hand side of the ground floor when you enter Littaure Building.) </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Topic: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The Rise of China: Strategic Trends of the Emerging East Asian Balance of Power</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Speaker:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <b>Robert Ross</b>, Professor of Political Science at Boston College; Associate of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Studies at Harvard; Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Committee for U.S.-China Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Working Language:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> English </span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Audience:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Public. No need to RSVP.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Contact:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> China Caucus Chair, Carol Yu, <a href="mailto:carol_yu@ksg09.harvard.edu" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: windowtext">carol_yu@ksg09.harvard.edu</span></a> </span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Spring break</span></i></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">April 2:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Dwight Perkins, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard </span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">(famous China Expert)</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">April 9:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Marty Whyte, </span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Professor Martin Whyte, Harvard University. Expert in sociological study of contemporary China and post-Communist transitions</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">April 23:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> William Kirby, Professor at the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Harvard Business School; Director of the Fairbank Center; Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration; T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies and former Dean of Harvard College</span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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