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Professor Emeritus James P. White participated as a Commissioner in the initial meeting of the China-United States Joint Commission on Legal Education which met in Beijing, China December 13-14.  There were six American and six Chinese Commissioners. The Commission members were appointed by the Chinese Ministry of Higher Education and the Association of American Law Schools. Deans of six of the leading Chinese law schools serve as the Chinese representatives.  The American Commissioners are deans and professors at American law schools.

            The purpose of the Commission is to review and implement cooperation between Chinese and American law schools.  Items discussed include an assessment of existing relationships between American and Chinese law schools; faculty exchange possibilities; future programs and conferences, and student exchanges. 

            The program opened with the signing of the formal document creating the China-United States Commission on Legal Education.  The signing ceremony took place in the Great Hall of the Peoples Congress in Beijing.