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Asia Society Southern California will host a luncheon for Mr. Long Yongtu, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia (BFA).

The Boao Forum for Asia was created as a non-government organization (NGO) by retired political leaders and business chief executives from many countries - not only of the Asia-Pacific but of other regions of the world.

At a time international economic cooperation was fast-progressing, and the Asia-Pacific network in various critical sectors was expanding at considerable speed, the BFA was founded to further promote Asia-Pacific integration.

Prior to this post, Mr. Long led China’s negotiations to join the WTO in 2001. As the Chief Representative for Trade Negotiations of the Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), Mr. Long worked tirelessly for ten years on China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Mr. Long is active in promoting regional economic cooperation. He led the Chinese delegation to join five northeast countries in creating the Regional Economic Development Cooperation Committee of the Tumen River Area.

Mr. Long received his BA Degree of British and American Literature in the Guizhou University in 1965 and had his post graduate study in economics at the London School of Economics from 1973 to 1974. He joined the Ministry in 1965 and served as a diplomat in the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations in New York from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1986, he worked in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), first in New York headquarters and then in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as the Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP Office. 

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Partnering Organizations: American-Chinese CEO Society, Chinese CEO Organization, 1st PMF Bancorp, LAEDC, SABA-SoCal, U.C. Berkeley-Haas Alumni Network-Los Angeles Chapter and US-China Institute