Keynote Speaker: CHINA Expert Peter Navarro
"China's Futures - From El Dorado to Armageddon"
Peter Navarro, Author of "The Coming China Wars", CNBC Contributor, Professor at the University of California-Irvine
Will the road to China be paved in golden profits or hide irreconcilable conflicts? China expert Peter Navarro will look at possible future scenarios in a world increasingly "made in China."
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