Vision China talks make eloquent start

The inaugural event of Vision China, a series of talks organized by China Daily, was held at the University of International Business and Economics on Monday evening.

US specialist on China Robert Lawrence Kuhn, China Daily writer Andrew Moody and China Global Television Network host Liu Xin shared their thoughts on China's new era with an audience of more than 500 from home and abroad.

Also present at the event were Guo Weimin, vice-minister of the Information Office of the State Council; Zhou Shuchun, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily; Jiang Qingzhe, Party chief of the UIBE; Zhao Jianguo, head of the international communication bureau of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee; and Zhang Jianmin, head of the translation and interpretation department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; as well as some embassy officials. The event's theme was "New era through my eyes", and it was broadcast by China Daily on the internet.