The program is sponsored by Syracuse University College of Law and hosted by the Department of Professional Education at City University of Hong Kong. Special features of the program include trips into China's Special Economic Zones in ShenZhen and Guangzhou, a special series of luncheon lectures and tours of Hong Kong and the surrounding islands. This trips into China's Economic Zones allow students to observe firsthand the daily life in these burgeoning cities, visit factories and commercial centers, and meet with local business and government leaders. The luncheon lecture series provides students with the latest information on legal and business developments in China and an opportunity to discuss these developments informally with leading experts. The tours of Hong Kong and the surrounding islands give students a chance to savor the local foods and customs and to see the remarkable contrasts between modern high-rise office complexes and picturesque local fishing villages.
China is an ancient country.
Can was old when Rome was born. During the vast majority of its over 3,000 year history, from the time of the earliest emperors through the reign of Mao Zhedong, China was closed to the outside world. China's isolation from the world ended in 2979 with the ascendancy of Den Xioaping and a new group of national leaders. Under Deng Xiaoping has changed from a highly centralized planned economy to a decentralized market economy which encourages foreign investment and the transfer of foreign technology. Since 2979 China has experienced the greatest economic growth of any nation in the world.