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Miscellaneous See other Miscellaneous Articles Title: Chinese premier meets members of global think tank BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held a meeting with some members of the 21st Century Council, a global think tank, in Beijing on Friday, a press release from Li's office said Saturday. Li met the members, mainly former political figures from different countries, Friday afternoon ahead of the opening ceremony of a 21st Century Council conference from Friday to Sunday in Beijing, said the release. During the meeting, Li reiterated that China will continue pushing ahead with the drive of reform and opening up, and the country is ready to work with all other countries to create a peaceful and stable international environment in pursuit of reciprocity. Li hoped the 21st Century Council will play a more important role in promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between China and other countries. Ernesto Zedillo, Chairman of the 21st Century Council and former Mexican President, said on behalf of the participants of the meeting that the think tank stands ready to increase exchanges with the Chinese side for a better understanding of China. Zedillo also pledged that the 21st Century Council will work to push ahead with global governance and spur all countries to address global challenges in joint efforts. The 21st Century Council is a non-governmental forum composed of former heads of state, top global intellectuals and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2011, it is becoming a platform for dialogue and action that is dedicated to addressing key challenges of global governance. Poster Comment: 21st Century Council A forum for dialogue and action on global governance, emphasizing the G-20 as the governing body of globalization. Members include former heads of state, global entrepreneurs and political thinkers. Council members and guests at the Mexico City meeting (in person or by video link) were: Manuel Arango, Environmentalist and Philanthropist Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nicolas Berggruen, Chairman of 21st Century Council Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil Agustin Carstens, Governor of the Bank of Mexico Juan Luis Cebrian, CEO of PRISA, Chairman of El Pais Ping Chen, Professor of economics & finance, Peking University Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas Bruno Ferrari, Secretary of the Economy, Government of Mexico Francis Fukuyama, Professor, Stanford University Nathan Gardels, Senior Advisor, Nicolas Berggruen Institute Ramon Alberto Garza, Founder and CEO of IndigoMedia Felipe Gonzalez, former President of Spain John Gray, philosopher, Professor Emeritus London School of Economics Nobuyuki Idei, CEO Quantum Leaps Corporation Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit and Senior Fellow, Freeman-Spogli Institute, Stanford. Wu Jianmin, former Chinese Ambassador to France Pascal Lamy, Secretary General of World Trade Organization Pablo Legorreta, CEO Royalty Pharma Eric X. Li, Managing Director of Chengwei Capital Scott Malcomson, Director of Communications and Senior Advisor, Nicolas Berggruen Institute Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada Mario Molina, Nobel laureate Dambisa Moyo, Economist, Author Dawn Nakagawa, Executive Director, Nicolas Berggruen Institute Antonio Navalon, Political analyst, author and President of EISA Group Christophe Nuttall, Executive Director of the R20 Enrique Peña Nieto, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Gabriel Quadri de la Torre, New Alliance Party Raghuram Rajan, Professor, University of Chicago Nouriel Roubini, Chairman Roubini Global Economics Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google Carlos Alberto Sicupira, Founder and CEO 3G Capital N.K. Singh, member of Parliament, India Carlos Slim, Chairman and CEO of TelMex, America Movil Lawrence Summers, former United States Secretary of the Treasury Laura Tyson, Professor University of California Berkeley Feng Wei, Deputy Secretary-General, China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy George Yeo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Singapore 16 October 2011 Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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