Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,I,C-Smithtown) recently attended an annual lecture by Yuefan Deng, PhD, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Deputy Director of the Confucius Institute at Stony Brook University. Also on hand was Peng Keyu, Consul General (Ambassador) of The People's Republic of China in New York. The Assemblyman and the Ambassador are pictured at the post-lecture reception held at the university's Wang Center.