China trade official to speak on campus

China’s entry into the World Trade Organization will be the topic of an afternoon conference Friday, March 30.

Giving the keynote presentation at 1:30 p.m. in 1100 Grainger Hall will be Zhenhua Huang, economic and trade consul at the Chinese Consulate in Chicago.

A panel discussion will follow at 3:30 p.m. in 7200 Law School Building. Faculty panelists will be Edward Friedman, professor of political science; John Eichenseher, professor of accounting and information systems; and Steve Lucas, professor of communication arts.

The free public event is sponsored by the China Economic Forum, a student organization. For more information, contact Larry Li, China Economic Forum president, (608) 263-2414, or conference director Li Jian, jian@cs.wisc.edu, or visit: the conference Web site.