Orville Schel & John Delury, authors of ''Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-First Century''

Schell and Delury of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations trace the dramatic rise of China from an ''imperial doormat to global economic powerhouse.'' They will address China's future and highlight some of the country's most influential leaders, political figures, writers and activists who helped create modern China.