"China Today" by Han Suyin, author of Eldest Son, Zhou Enlai and the Making of Modern China, 1898-1976, on July 5, 1995.

"Protecting China's Culture and Environment: A Crisis in Value" by Orville Schell and Conji Liang on November 16, 1994. The lecture was moderated by Professor Thomas Gold. (Co-sponsored with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, University of San Francisco's Center for the Pacific Rim and The Ricci Institute.)

"The Changing Role and Status of Women in China" by Madame Xie Heng, Council Member of China's Family Planning Association and Foundation for Children and Youth, on September 28, 1994.

"Recent Developments in Banking Reform in China" by Hang-Sheng Cheng on May 17, 1994. (Co-Sponsored with the Hong Kong Association of Northern California.)

"Impressions of China and Hong Kong on a Recent Visit" the keynote speech given by Dr. Milton Friedman on April 29, 1994 at the Institute's Fourth Anniversary Dinner.

"China Briefing" a panel discussion by Professor Richard Holton of University of California at Berkeley, who is also a director of the Institute, and Mr. Donald M. Anderson, President, and Richer Brecher, Director of Business Advisory Services, on October 5, 1993. (Co-sponsored with the US-China Business Council.)

"US-China Relations: the Challenge of A Third Way" keynote speech by Adlai E. Stevenson, former US Senator and an honorary co-chair of the Institute, on May 22, 1993, at the Institute's Third Anniversary Dinner.

"Recent Economic Developments in China and China-US Relations" by Ambassador Hu Dingyi and "The Role of Women in China's Economic and Social Reform" by Mme. Xie Heng on April 26, 1993. (Co-sponsored with the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.)

"Recent Developments in China and Hong Kong" a panel discussion by Bay Area's Asian experts: Hang-Sheng Cheng, Peter Johnson, and David Buxbaum on January 26, 1993. (Co-sponsored with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, The World Affairs Council and University of San Francisco's Center for the Pacific Rim.)

"China, Japan and Other Dilemmas in US Policy Towards Asia" by Harry Harding, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute on March 9, 1992. (Co-sponsored with the World Affairs Council.)

"China's Development and Its Role in the Asia-Pacific Region" by Ambassador Zhang Wenpu, Vice President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, on November 23, 1992. (Co-sponsored with the World Affairs Council and University of San Francisco's Center for the Pacific Rim.) 

"China's Booming Economy and Business Opportunities in the 90s" by Bob L.S. Ching, Institute Director and senior member of the Boston Consulting Group, on June 6, 1992. (Co-sponsored with the China Business Association.) 

"China's Economic Reform" a panel discussion by the Institute's scholars including Hang-Sheng Cheng, Calla Wiemer, and Teh-Wei Hu, on April 11, 1992. (Co-sponsored with The Center for Chinese Studies of the University of California at Berkeley.)

"China, Japan and Other Dilemmas in U.S. Policy Towards Asia" by Harry Harding, Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings Institute, on March 9, 1992.

"Hong Kong and the Future" by Dr. David Braga, founder of VISION 2047, on January 23, 1992. (Co-sponsored with the Hong Kong Association of Northern California.)

"China's Economic Reform: Problems & Prospects" by William Thomas, former US Consul General to Chengdu, PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong on November 25, 1991. 

"Is Schooling in China Geared to Modernization?" by Ruth Hayhoe of Ontario, Canada on November 19, 1991. (co-sponsored with the University of San Francisco's Pacific Rim Center.)

"Future Prospects for a Greater China: Unity or Division?" a panel discussion by Professor Thomas Gold and Professor Emeritus Robert Scalapino of University of California at Berkeley in March, 1991. (Co-sponsored with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.)

"China's Foreign Policy and China-US Relations" by Ambassador Zhu Qizhen on October 15, 1990. (Co-sponsored with the World Affairs Council of San Francisco.)

"China's Economy: Problems and Prospects" keynote speeches by Professor Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in Economics, and "China's Foreign Relations: Perspective for the Future" by Professor Robert A. Scalapino, professor emeritus of University of California, Berkeley and an honorary co-chair of the Institute, at the Inaugural Dinner of the Institute on April 16, 1990.