由美国华人专业团体联合会主办，美国全球商务对话，美国三立国际集团, 环球中国环境专家协会协办的华盛顿论坛将于2009年11月20日在美国首都华盛顿国家新闻俱乐部举办。

近年来，随着中国经济实力的稳步上升，中国的软实力也不断提高。中国文化在世界范围内的影响越来越大。奥运会的成功举办，中国政府最近几年在其他国家举办的"中国年"、"中国文化年"、"感知中国行"等活动以及在世界50多个国家和地区建立的"孔子学院"，在传播中国的语言和文化,推动中国软实力资源在全球的扩展方面都取得了很好的效果。相对而言，随着金融和经济危机的发生，美国的软实力在世界上则有下滑趋势。在日益高涨的中美平等参与世界管理的呼吁声中，中美软实力的比较与交融越来越受到全球的关注。

本届华盛顿论坛邀请中美学术界，企业界，媒体和非政府机构的精英，就中美软实力进行深度交流讨论，以加深对该问题的认识和理解，为两国在软实力方面的合作提供支持，并在此基础上促进中美更好地共同应对国际问题。

本届论坛包括两方面活动：一是网络讨论，二是圆桌对话。在中美民间对话之前，有关软实力的在线讨论已在华专联网站上展开（ www.ucapo.org/wforum ）。网络讨论给所有关心中美软实力的人提供一个交流的平台，在网络讨论中所涉及的话题将纳入面对面的圆桌对话。圆桌对话将于2009年11月20日在华盛顿国家新闻俱乐部举行，来自中国国内学术界，企业界和媒体的中国人, 在美国生活工作多年的华人, 和美国华裔之外的美国人, 将组成三方代表，就软实力与中美合作，法律系统，新闻媒体和环境保护等方面，进行面对面交流，以加强沟通理解，促进合作。

时间：2009年11月20日 上午9点至下午5点
地点：美国国家新闻俱乐部，529 14th St.(13th Floor),NW, Washington DC

议程：
上午9:00-10:30：开幕及主题概述
上午10:45-12:15：中方代表论中美软实力及两国在媒体运作，法律实践，环境保护和全球发展等方面的合作
下午1:30-3:00：美方代表论中美软实力及两国在媒体运作，法律实践，环境保护和全球发展等方面的合作
下午3:15-4:45：在美华人主持圆桌讨论：软实力，中美合作及全球发展
下午4:45-5:00：闭幕和总结

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Washington Forum on Soft Powers and Sino-U.S. Cooperation, a Sino-U.S. people-to-people dialogue cosponsored by the Union of Chinese-American Professional Organizations (UCAPO), Global Business Dialogue Inc., Triway International Inc. and the Professional Association for China’s Environment (PACE), will be held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., U.S.A., on the 20th of November, 2009.

Recently, with the rise of China’s hard powers, its soft powers also attract people’s attention. The influence of Chinese culture has tremendously increased around the world. The success of Beijing Olympic Games, the promotion of culture activities by the government such as “The Year of China”, “Trip to Learn China,” and the establishment of Confucius Institutes in more than fifty countries or regions have made great contribution to the rise of China’s soft powers. However, the soft powers of the U.S. may be on the wane recently, due to several factors including the recent financial and economic crisis. With growing attention paid to the Sino-U.S. partnership for global development, a worldwide focus has been brought to the comparison and cooperation of their soft powers.

The forum organizers are inviting distinguished scholars, practitioners, business leaders, media and NGO representatives to participate in an in-depth discussion on soft powers and Sino-U.S. cooperation on environmental protection, mass media operation as well as legal system development. It aims to improve mutual understandings and provide support for future cooperation between the two nations, based on which many international issues can be better tackled.

This forum will include two consecutive activities: On-line Discussion and Roundtable Dialogue. Before the face-to-face dialogues, on-line discussions on soft powers are organized on UCAPO website (www.ucapo.org/wforum). The web-based discussions are to provide a platform for view exchange, thoughts sharing, and ongoing research discussions. The Roundtable Dialogues will be held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., U.S.A., on the 20th of November, 2009. Three groups of representatives, including Chinese who are living in China, Chinese who are living in the America, and Americans who are not Chinese, will join in the face-to-face dialogue, in order to promote further understandings and cooperation between people of the two countries, with focuses on the soft powers, legal practice, mass media operation, as well as environmental protection.

Washington Forum 2009:Soft Powers and Sino-U.S. Cooperation – A Sino-U.S. People-to-People Dialogue

Time: 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM, November 20, 2009
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St.(13th Floor),NW, Washington DC

Program:
9:00-10:30 AM Session I: Opening and Overview
10:45:12:15 PM Session II: Chinese Panel on Soft Powers and Sino-U.S. Cooperation on Mass Media Operation, Legal Practice, Environmental Protection and Global Development (Panelists are Chinese who come from China for this forum.)
1:30-3:00 PM Session III: American Panel on Soft Powers and Sino-U.S. Cooperation on Mass Media Operation, Legal Practice, Environmental Protection and Global Development (Panelists are Americans who are not Chinese.)
3:15-4:45 PM Session IV: Roundtable Discussion on Soft Powers and Sino-U.S. Cooperation (Led by Chinese Americans, who have Chinese origins but are living and working in the United States)
4:45-5:00 PM Session V: Closing Registration: www.ucapo.org/wforum?? (702-985-8811) Registration Fee: $20 for UCAPO members; $40 for non-members; $10 for students; an additional $40 for lunch if desired. Contact email: washingtonforum@gmail.com

Contact persons: Lili Zhang (301-622-6998), Yubin Ye (703-818-0608), Hua Wang (703-328-3910), David Huang (703-854-1000), Xiaofeng Li (202-510-0252), Shuigen Xiao (301-710-5690), Yeqing Li (202-294-6388), Yali Fu (240-351-7277), Qiang Lu (703-281-2866), Minyue Lin (301-330-9036), and Toni Ni (702-985-8811).