now chairman zheng bijian, just to personal comments about him.t brookings be started a practice a few years ago of identifying the most interesting , deepest thinkers and china on public policy issues and translating the work into high-quality english city could be accessible to people in our country. our first book, essays by zheng bijian, because he has been the most innovative and deepest thinker on public policy issues in china for a very long time. the issue of clean energy and energy efficiency is something he identified long before it became commonly discussed. he put it right at the center of his famous peaceful rise theory. we could have no better more influential voice, no more pragmatic thinker, no more relentless thinker than chairman zheng bijian. we welcome you and look forward to your comments. thank you. [applause] >> [speaking in chinese] >> translator: ambassador huntsman, friends, ladies and gentlemen, today are a record 2006 when president hu jintao made a state visit to the united states as the president of the people's repub

[applause] >> chairman zheng bijian, thank you very much. if you think a german huntsman and chairman zheng bijian representing the best of the united states and china and you listen to it they have to say, it's not difficult to conclude this relationship can be and should be and must be a constructive initially an official one. of course they of course they emphasize we have a lot of work to do as we all know come us are going to get down to work and just a minute. and i'd like to thank both of you for your contributions to your respective countries coming to your contributions to u.s.-china relations, to this particular issue of clean energy into your inspiration for the morning. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you -- >> up next, a conversation on china and the global economy. from "washington journal," this is 35 minute. >> host: richard mcgregor is the washington bureau chief for the financial times here to talk about the chinese president isbi it and also a new series being washed by the financial times. china shapes the world,

now chairman zheng bijian, just to personal comments about him.into high-quality english city could be accessible to people in our country. our first book, essays by zheng bijian, because he has been the most innovative and deepest thinker on public policy issues in china for a very long time. the issue of clean energy and energy efficiency is something he identified long before it became commonly discussed. he put it right at the center of his famous peaceful rise theory. we could have no better more influential voice, no more pragmatic thinker, no more relentless thinker than chairman zheng bijian. we welcome you and look forward to your comments. thank you. [applause] >> [speaking in chinese] >> translator: ambassador huntsman, friends, ladies and gentlemen, today are a record 2006 when president hu jintao made a state visit to the united states as the president of the people's republic of china at that time together with csis blight organized a strategic workshop of the china u.s. relations with president hu jintao met with participants of the

[applause] >> chairman zheng bijian, thank you very much.if you think a german huntsman and chairman zheng bijian representing the best of the united states and china and you listen to it they have to say, it's not difficult to conclude this relationship can be and should be and must be a constructive initially an official one. of course they of course they emphasize we have a lot of work to do as we all know come us are going to get down to work and just a minute. and i'd like to thank both of you for your contributions to your respective countries coming to your contributions to u.s speakers in chinese and the english. allow me to speak in chinese. [speaking in chinese] mr. sorton and our guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. i am very honored today. i am the vice chairman of the china institute for innovation and development strategy and also the executive vice council chairman for the china energy research society. today i feel very honored to facilitate this session at this forum. we have six distinguished leaders and experts who