In late November to early December, 2001, the Center for Insurance Studies hosted a delegation of 17 top executives from pharmaceutical and medical technology companies in Shanghai, China. The visiting Chinese executives were eager to learn about their industry in the United States. While they were here, they received valuable information about American business practices and corporate operations through field trips to local corporations and from guest speakers. 

The delegation, headed by Mr. Dianliang Hu (6th from the left in the front row), Vice President of Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, posed for a picture taken with Dr. Weili Lu (left of Mr. Hu), Director of the Center for Insurance Studies and International Programs, and Dr. Anil Puri (right of Mr. Hu), Dean of the College of Business and Economics.

The two gracious guest speakers for the delegation was Albert Wong, President and CEO of Zandiant Technologies in Lake Forest and co-founder of Irvine-based AST Research, Inc., a once world-famous computer manufacturer, and Tony Lee, President and CEO of Sunpower Nutraceuticals in Irvine. In addition, theses following companies were kind enough to host our visitors with presentations and tours of their facilities: Beckman Coulter, Inc. of Fullerton, Stason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Irvine, St. Jude Medical Center of Fullerton, Sunrider International in Torrance, Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. of San Diego, and ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Costa Mesa.