The US-China Peoples Friendship Association will hold its annual conference at the Congress Plaza Hotel in Chicago from October 17 to 19. The convention features receptions, dinners, and China Talks. China: Past is Prologue is the central theme of China Talks, a two-day program in three categories: arts and philosophy, commerce, and science, technology, society. Delegations from different provinces in china are scheduled to attend through the auspices of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with foreign Countries. Chinese consulate-General in chicago hosts the reception Friday evening. The convention's Saturday night banquet keynote speaker is Senator Adlai Stevenson III who will speak on China and East Asia: the Present, the Future and the East Asian Regional Economy.