Fifth Annual 21st Century China Symposium

East West Center
July 17-19, 2009

Meet China experts and learn!

Obama and Hu Talk About China-US Relations

Read Full Article in China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/09/content_7187311.htm

Chinese President Hu Jintao and US president-elect Barack Obama Saturday discussed in a telephone conversation relations between China and the United States and major international issues of common concern, including the ongoing global financial crisis.
In the telephone conversation, Hu expressed appreciation to Obama for emphasizing in his election campaign speeches the great importance of China-US relations, and for advocating the strengthening of China-US cooperation in jointly responding to global challenges and in sharing global development opportunities.

International Basket Brigade

We are already planning the Fifth Annual 21st Century China Symposium. But during the holiday season I work with the Tolny Robbins Foundation as thei International Coordinator. We help families all over the world during the holiday season to have a better life. we do this by letting people know we care and that their situation can and will improve. We also distribute hoiliday gift baskets filled with love.

There is nothing like the feeling of helping those less fortunate, and then seeing their lives turn around. Give with passion.

Happy Holidays,

Professor Don Eads

For more info:

http://tonyrobbinsibb.ning.com/

Hawaii Podcamp: Oct. 24-25

I am playing songs from my new CD on Friday at Noon and Saturday at 8:15-9 AM. Be sure to tune in via computer and/or come by the Hawaii Convention Center. This is going to be an awesome annual event and I am humbled to be part of the first one. Hoku, my 15 year old son, is helping out, too, while also going to college full-time.

The 5th Annual 21st Century China Symposium is already in the planning stages, and we are excited. It will be during the month of July 2009.

I am now at East West Center and will return to Beijing over the Christmas holidays. Mahalo to everyone for their support and aloha, especially my Chinese friends at Tsing-hua and Peking University, as well as Nankai. When I am home in Hawaii I miss China every day because of all of the wonderful friends, students, and business partners we have.

Mayor Kim is doing good

Mayor Harry Kim recently had a heart attack, and was flown to Queens on Oahu for treatment. He is doing well and appreciates everyone's aloha. He is one of the long-term supporters of our 21st Century China Symposium and we wish him all the best as he recovers. He would make a great Governor for the Aloha State!!

Mayor Harry Kim Sends His Aloha

The Mayor was busy with the new Federal task force on the effect of the vog, and he did not feel well by Friday evening. This is the only event he has ever missed with our group. I hope you can all appreciate that he wanted to be there. Mahalo, Harry, for all of your support. And again, I am sorry he could not make it.

Reflections on the Fourth 21st Century China Symposium

Well, there is always a lag between what actually happens and how you plan it. However, the most amazing part of this whole larger and growing community is how some people tend to arrive by "accident." On Saturday, I spent time with a friend and his wife who happens to be in the Parliament of New Zealand just before the symposium began. Afterwards, I ran into several people who did not attend the symposium but had a lot on their minds about China. The same thing happens nearly every day in my world. It is a subject whose time has come, or perhaps, is long overdue in the American psyche. Surely we realize how important this mission is.

Be sure to stay tuned, because I will post the symposium topics and discussion threads with links here soon. Right now, I am taking a break for a few days. Sand, surf, and other things are occupying my thoughts. I hope everyone understands. Hoku and I are looking for a temporary vacation retreat, if you know of one, for a little while before heading out to Oahu and Beijing for the Olympics.
Mahalo,

Don