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  H.E. Cheng Siwei, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress and Honorary Chairman of China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, was invited by CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation), a well-known Canadian international affairs research institute to attend its 2008 annual Conferenceand delivered the keynote speech at the Conference held in Waterloo of Ontario Province, Canada, October 25-26, 2008. The Theme of the CIGI’s 2008 Conference was “China in the Shifting World Order”. As explained by CIGI’s acting Exectutive Director, Daniel Schwannen, this year CIGI would explore China’s impact as an emerging power on the world stage. Cheng’s speech was entitled “China’s Economic Development and its Global Implications”. His speech was warmly applauded. His speech was followed by a Q&A session which the audience found candid, lively and interesting.

  During his short stay in Canada, Cheng was presented by the former Canadian Governor General Adrienne Clarkson with the “Globalist of the Year Award” on behalf of CIC (Canadian International Council), another Candadian international affairs research institute in partnership with CIGI at a grand dinner party held in Toronto on October 27, 2008.

  Ambassador Mei Ping, Chairman of CNCPEC, Vice Chairman Zhu Yinghuang, and Secretary General Ambassador Jiang Chengzong were also invited to attend the Conference and the award-presenting dinner by CIGI and CIC.

Ambassador Ma Zhengang, President of the China Institute of International Studies, was also invited by CIGI and CIC as a distinguished guest to attend the above functions.

Both Ambassadors Ma and Mei participated in CIGI’s conference and CIC’s public functions as discussion panelists on China and West as well as the world.