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The Young Liberals of the Philippines Welcomes the Young Liberals of the World

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Manila, July 24-28, 2008

Executive Committee - Manila (Philippines), 24-28 July

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IFLRY’s next Executive Committee will take place in Manila, the Philippines, from the 24th to the 28th of July. The event is kindly and generously hosted by Kalipi, the Young Liberals of the Philippines. The event’s political theme is the impact of the growing role of China in regional and world politics and its challenges for young liberals. Several programme items will be dedicated to this theme.

Arrival for the Executive Committee is foreseen on the 24th of July and departure on the morning of the 28th of July.

The deadline for applications is the 13th of June for people who require visa assistance and the 1st of July for people who do not. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, which means that you will not have to wait for the deadline for a confirmation of your participation, thus allowing you to take care of travel arrangements earlier than usual.

There is no travel refund for this event, but there is also no participation fee as both accommodation and meals are covered by Kalipi.

Nomination form, practical information, deadlines and visa information can be found in the Documents Center.

For further information, please contact the IFLRY Office.

Tentative list of Delegates

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Leadership of world's young liberals to meet in Manila

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The Executive Committee of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY), the umbrella organization for the world's young liberals, will be gathering in Manila this coming 24 – 28 July 2008 for their regular meeting.

"They're very excited to come here. IFLRY has long wanted hold its Executive Committee Session in the Philippines, and now is as good a time as any, it will be the first time in Manila, and the second Asian City to host such event" Prof. Jan-Argy Tolentino, Vice President of IFLRY and Secretary General of the Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas (KALIPI) said. KALIPI will be serving as host for the IFLRY Executive Committee and other delegates during the four day event. More than Forty (40) foreign guests are expected to attend the Executive Committee of IFLRY.

IFLRY gathers together the youth wings of the world's liberal parties, as well as other liberal youth organizations that share the liberal democratic ideology. KALIPI, the two-decade old youth wing of the Liberal Party, is its first Asian member, and two previous KALIPI officers – Former Congressman and Constitutional Commissioner Chito Gascon and former Bukidnon congressman Neric Acosta – have served as its Vice Presidents.

IFLRY is currently headed by Ms. Paola Silva, a political scientist and active NGO worker from Colombia who served as Vice President from 2003 – 2005. Aside from Tolentino, the other sitting Vice Presidents of IFLRY are Ahissata Camara from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, Africa; Frederik Ferie of Germany, and; Jelena Spasovic from Serbia. Bart Woord of the Netherlands, one of IFLRY's longtime stalwarts, currently serves as its Secretary General, while Chris Gallaway, the former president of the Young Democrats of America, is the organization's Treasurer.

Among the young liberal leaders attending the meeting is Rajendra Mulmi of Nepal, the President of the Young Liberal and Democrats of Asia (YLDA), the regional organization for Asian young liberals, Aloys Rigaut of Belgium, President of European Young Liberals (LYMEC), Deependra Chaulagain, President of Liberal Youth of South Asia (LYSA) and former Manila congressman Miles Roces, President of KALIPI.

"For this Executive Committee Session, we'll be focusing on the impact of the growing role of China in regional and world politics and its challenges for young liberals," Tolentino said. He added that aside from the Regular Session, there will be interactions with local youth and a debate using the All-Asians Format on the meeting's theme. Local experts on international politics from the academe and civil society were invited to speak in the forum part of the meeting on July 25th.

For more information on IFLRY, please visit http://www.iflry.org/. KALIPI has also created a weblog (iflrymanila.blogspot.com) that will closely follow the event, including planned Live Blogging during the Sessions (end).

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An essays on China's rise

>>> IS SINOPHOBIA ON THE RISE?
by
Aurora Roxas-Lim
Chinese Studies Program
Ateneo de Manila University

China’s economic growth in less than three decades amazes the world. What took the West 200 years to industrialize and spread its benefits to their citizens took barely 30 years in China. Although there are still wide disparities between rich and poor, between urban and rural areas, between coastal and interior provinces, and corruption is rife in government and private business, China has raised over 400 million people out of poverty. It has relaxed its formerly militant socialist ideology, and has become more open to outside influences and contacts. Apart from 180-degree turn of government economic policy, these astounding changes can also be attributed to the proliferation of personal computers, access to the Internet, ease of travel and most importantly educational reforms. From the 1980’s Chinese universities offered advanced degrees primarily in the sciences and technology. Thousands of Chinese students were sent to the best universities abroad to obtain advanced and sophisticated education and training. Many of them have returned and work in China’s industries and research institutions. China continues to build up its intellectual capital in order to undertake continuing research and development required by the competetive world economy. Continue reading...

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IFLRY’s headquarter is now situated in London, UK and is managed by IFLRY’s Executive Director. He/she is responsible for the day-to-day organisation of our activities and reports directly to the Secretary-General.

Phone: +44 207 871 0940

Fax: +44 207 100 8159

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