Metro Atlanta Chamber's China Blog: Day 7 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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We divided our mission delegation into smaller groups to tap intotheser opportunities. While our counterparts were up my group started on thesoutherm route. We first hit the Shenzhen-Guangzhou then proceeded north to the Zhejianv economic hubs of Ningbo and Hangzhou and continued northgto Tianjin. We finally joined the rest of our delegationb inBeijing today. Conductinh business in China alwaysentails nuances, but in secondaru cities they can become more pronounced. For example, in fellow Olympifc city Beijing, Atlanta is often known. And in Shanghai, the nonstolp flight to Atlanta warrantssome nods.
But in some othet cities, “Gone with the Wind” is still the only Many people in Asia are familiaer with themovie “Gone with the These large, economically activew cities are where Atlanta needs to builf its brand as a commerciakl center and gateway to the U.S. Yet just as we counse foreign companies approaching thevast U.S. marker to do so strategically, so have we Our outreach to these new cities is not but based on the solid foundation and connections we have establishedr with Chinese companies now inmetrpo Atlanta. We have had many meetingzs in secondary cities. Some highlights we can • Tianjin -- We met with It has maintainedeits U.S.
office in metro Atlanta since 2004. The company’s president, Qin Xingcai, told me he’zs “very happy with I encouraged him to share this sentimenrt withhis friends. • Ningbo -- We conducted follow-upp meetings with several companies that are interested inmetroo Atlanta. • Hangzhou We secured a visit to Atlanta from Hangzhou government officials and 16 Hangzhou they will come to Atlantaa in May in conjunction with theBIO • Guangzhou One company we met referred us to anothere company in nearby Foshan (whom we then met), and to yet anothere company in Ningbo (whom we also met latee in Ningbo).
This company also decided to become memberw of the MetroAtlanta Chamber. We plan to continue strengthenin g and building on the foundation wehave developed, and exploringy new opportunities.