Newswise — Please note that the following USC experts are available to provide context for stories about President Hu and the US-China trade relationship.

FOR STORIES ON CHINESE CURRENCY, INFLATION, TRADE POLICY AND FUTURES MARKETS IN CHINA:

Please contact Professor Baizhu Chen, Clinical Professor of Business Economics and Finance at USC Marshall School of Business at 213.740.7558 or via e-mail: [email protected]

For a link to Professor Chen's research and bio, please click here: http://marshallapps.usc.edu/portal/subapps/digitalmeasures/facultyResearch.jsp?surveyId=48742

FOR STORIES ON EXPORT POLICY AND AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS IN CHINA AND THE PACIFIC RIM:

Please contact Richard Drobnick, director of the USC Marshall School of Business Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) focused on advancing American economic competitiveness in the Pacific Rim. Please contact Dr. Drobnick at 213.740.7135 or via e-mail at [email protected]

To view Dr. Drobnick's bio, please visit:

http://www.marshall.usc.edu/ciber/ciber-staff-members.htm