Chinese Arts Series China-America Literary Symposium 2015: Reading Contemporary China The Chinese Arts Series on May 27 at the Confucius Institute for Business at SUNY will be a symposium of contemporary Chinese authors who are participating in BookExpo America 2015 (BEA). Our distinguished speakers include: Mr. Liu Zhenyun, Mr. Bi Feiyu, Mr. Feng Tang, Ms. Lan Lan, Mr. Zhao Lihong, Mr. Xu Zechen, Mr. He Jianming, and Mr. Cao Wenxuan. This year BEA welcomes China as their Global Market Forum Guest of Honor. China will have the largest international delegation to ever attend BEA’s forum with an expected turnout of over 500 Chinese professionals who represent more than 100 publishing companies and 50 prominent authors. Our event involves in-depth discussions about the role of writing in the contemporary world and the prospects for literary interactions between the U.S. and China. This event will be in English and Mandarin with translation available throughout the evening. This program is in collaboration with Confucius Institute at SUNY College of Optometry, Confucius Institute at Columbia University and Confucius Institute at Pace University. We welcome academics, editors, publishers and members of the literary community, as well as the general public, to join us for an engaging literary exchange with these highly-acclaimed authors. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Registration: 5:00 pm Program: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY Space is LIMITED and Advanced Registration is Required Online Registration: Go to http://www.confuciusbusiness.suny.edu/, select register, check event name, complete the registration form, then press submit. For more information, please contact Dr. Wenhong Dai at dai.wenhong@suny.edu or call 212-317-3518