The Second Conference of the International Consortium for China Studies was held at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University during August 6-7th, 2015, hosted by Professor John Knight. I was impressed by the academic atmosphere of Oxford, which was tranquil (the guest house had no TV set) and surrounded by beautiful meadows. A big difference from the bustling urban setting of our University! I presented "Regional Unemployment Problems and Industrial Restructuring" at the Conference, which focused on Fuxin, a coal mining city in Liaoning Province.