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European Economic and Social Committee

9thMEETING OF THE CHINA-EUROUND TABLE

8-13 May 2011

Xi'an, China

Interpretation: / EN/PT/DE/ZH

Programme (Draft rev. 13)

Sunday, 8 May

Arrival in Beijing of the EESC delegation
10:40 / Departure to People's Great Hall. Meeting point is in the hall of the Grand Hotel.
11:00 / Meeting with Mr Wang Gang, co-President of the China-EU Round Table and his team
Topics: bilateral relations, comments and suggestions of further development of the Round Table mechanism; exchange of information on 12th Five Year Plan in China, Europe 2020Strategy, and commonproposals and working plan for the UN 2012Rio+20
Location: People's Great Hall
11:45 / Lunch offered by CESC
Location: (tbc)
15.30 / Departure to EU Delegation. Meeting point is in the hall of the Grand Hotel.
16:00 / Briefing by the Head of the EU Delegation Mr Markus EDERER
Location: EU Delegation: North Wingat 4th floor.:
Sanlitun Xi Liu Jie, Qian Kun Mension, Chaoyang District

Monday,9 May

6:00 / Departure to airport. Meeting point is in hall of the Grand Hotel.
Morning flight / Arrival in Xi'an - Check-in at Sofitel Hotel on Renmin Square
12:00 / Lunch
Location: Ya Zhu Buffet Hall, First Floor, Eastern Building, Sofitel
15:00-16:30 / Opening Session
—Chaired by Mr. YANG Chonghui, CESC Vice Chairman
—Address by Mr. MA Zhongping, Chairman of CPPCC Shannxi Provincial Committee
—Addresses by Mr. Staffan NILSSON, EESC President
Topic One: Inclusive Regional Development
Rapporteurs:
—Ms. LI Shantong，CESC Member; Research Fellow of Development Research Center of the State Council
—Mr. Mario SOARES, Member of the Employees Group, EESC - Professor, Member, National Council of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers - Intersindical (CGTP-IN) – Portugal
Location: A Banquet Hall, Third Floor, International Exhibition Center, Sofitel
16:30-16:45 / Tea Break
16:45-18:00 / Discussion
18:10 / Leaving for Shaanxi Guesthouse
18:40 / Welcome Banquet hosted by CESC
Location: Xianghe Hall, Second Floor, No. 12 Building, Shaanxi Guesthouse

Tuesday, 10 May

09:00-10:45 / Topic Two: A Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development
—Chaired by Mr. Staffan NILSSON, EESC President
Rapporteurs:
—Mr. ZHU Tan，CESC Standing Member; Director-General, Research Center for Environment & Social Development, Nankai University
—Mr. Hans Joachim WILMS， Member of the Employees Group, EESC EESC - President of theSustainable Development Observatory (SDO), European Affairs Officer, Trade Union for Construction, Agriculture and the Environment (IG BAU) – Germany
Discussion
Location: A Banquet Hall, Third Floor, International Exhibition Center, Sofitel
10:45-11:00 / Tea Break
11:00-11:30 / Closing Session & Adoption of the Joint Statement
Concluding remarks by Mr. Peter CLEVER and Mr. ZHU Yinghuang
12:00-14:00 / Lunch
Location: Ya Zhu Buffet Hall, First Floor, Eastern Building, Sofitel
14:00-15:00 / Workshop on China's 12th Five-year-plan Scheme and Europe 2020
—Chaired by Mr. LI Xiaodong, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shannxi Provincial Committee
—Presentation by Mr. SONG Li on the 12th Five-year-plan Scheme (2011-2015) of China
—Presentation by Mr. Staffan NILSSON on Europe 2020
Location: A Banquet Hall, Third Floor, International Exhibition Center Sofitel
15:00-17:00 / Information session on Historic and Cultural Heritage Protection with the Shaanxi CPPCC Provincial Committee
—Chaired by Mr. LI Xiaodong, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shannxi Provincial Committee
—Presentation by Mr. ZHANG Bai, CESC Member; Former Deputy Director-General, State Administration of Cultural Heritage; Chairman, Chinese Council of Museums
—Presentation by Ms. WU Minxia, Research Fellow and Vice Director of Institute on Ancient Books Collation ＆History and Culture Research, Shaanxi Academy of Social Sciences
—Presentation by Mr. ZHOU Kuiying, Director of Museum and Cultural Relic Division, Shaanxi Administration of Cultural Heritage
Discussion
Location: A Banquet Hall, Third Floor, International Exhibition Center, Sofitel
17:30-18:00 / Meeting with leadership of Shannxi Provincial Party Committee and Shannxi Provincial Government
Location: Paris Hall, Second Floor, International Exhibition Center, Sofitel
18:00 / Banquet hosted by Shaanxi Provincial Government and CPPCC
Location: B Banquet Hall, Third Floor, International Exhibition Center, Sofitel

Wednesday,11 May

Visit in Xi’an
8:00 / Leaving for the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
8:50 / Visit to the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
10:10 / Leaving for Lintong District
11:10 / Leaving for Huaqing Aegean International Hot Springs ResortSpa
11:30 / Lunch
13:00 / Leaving for Xi’an International Horticultural ExpositionGarden
14:00 / Visit to Xi’an International Horticultural Exposition 2011
16:30 / Return to the hotel
17:30 / Arrival at the hotel
18:00 / Dinner
Location: Ya Zhu Buffet Hall, First Floor, Eastern Building,Sofitel
19:50 / Leaving for Xi'an Tang Dynasty Palace
20:15 / Arrival atXi'an Tang Dynasty Palace
20:30 / Recreated-Tang-Dynasty Music and Dances Show
21:50 / Return to the hotel
22:10 / Arrival at the hotel

Thursday, 12 May

Morning flight / Arrival in Beijing
14:00-17:00 / Meeting at the EU Delegation, with Chinese civil society organizationsand the China-EU Law School
Location: EU Delegation, 15 Dongzhimenwai, 100600 Beijing
欧洲联盟驻华代表团,北京朝阳区三里屯东直门外大街15号 100600

Friday, 13 May

9:30-12:00 / Meeting with European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Location: Office C412, Beijing Lufthansa Center
50 Liangmaqiao Road, Beijing 100125
北京市朝阳区亮马桥路50号北京燕莎中心写字! 楼C412室（邮编100125）
Mr Johan Vandromme from the EU Delegation is joining the meeting.
14:00-17:00 / Meeting with University of International Business and Economics – Center for International Business Ethics – debate on civil society in China
Location: Roman Garden B 306, 18 Huixin Xijie, Chauyang District, Beijing 100029

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