Speakers at the Penn Wharton China summit in Pennsylvania, attended by 1,500 students mainly from China, called on Chinese students in the U.S. to go back to China after their studies because Chinese companies needed their talents. Speakers included the Chinese Consul in New York and former Ambassador to Belgium, Mrs. Zhang Qiyue. “We’re going through crucial changes every day and every minute,” Zhang said. “We’re trying to promote political, economic, cultural, social, and ecological development all at the same time. These transformations will come with great opportunities.” The Penn Wharton summit participants cited the importance of creative industries in the effort to reach the government’s development goals. Chinese investment in U.S. entertainment companies, including Dalian Wanda Group’s USD3.5 billion acquisition of Legendary Entertainment last year, underscores this demand. “The biggest crisis we have in China’s arts and entertainment industry is the lack of skills,” said Zhang Jizhong, Producer of a number of television series for state broadcaster CCTV. More than 328,000 students from China were registered at U.S. colleges and universities in 2016, up from 62,582 a decade earlier, according to the New York-based Institute of International Education.