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“Avoiding the Pitfalls of Doing Business In and With China” Are you sourcing in China? Looking at partnering with a Chinese firm? Selling to China? Opening an office in China? Competing with lower cost Chinese imports? If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, you should attend this important session being held during the EASTEC trade show*. This session will cover a large number of topics and provide useful tools for any company interested in doing business in or with China. As China continues to grow, companies that understand the culture and business environment will have far greater success than those who approach the market blindly. Some of the subjects that will be covered include:
Speakers include: Paul Swenson– Director, Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment, Shanghai, China *For more than a quarter-century, EASTEC has connected buyers in the East Coast's diverse marketplace with sellers of advanced manufacturing equipment and metalworking technologies. Since the first EASTEC, over 400,000 manufacturing professionals from the aerospace, defense, automotive, computer, medical, consumer products, and other industries have attended; ready to purchase the latest technologies and services. Building Bridges The Greater China Business Council of New England, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UHY Advisors are pleased to announce that we will be host a luncheon reception for representatives of two leading cities in China and some of China’s leading companies. Our guests will feature senior officials from the cities of Suzhou and Kunshan China, two of the leading destinations for U.S. businesses interested in setting up operations in China.
The four member delegation from Suzhou Industrial Park will be led by Haozhong Jiang Deputy Director General, Science & Technology Development Bureau, Suzhou Industrial Park.
The six member delegation from Kushan China include:
§ Mr. Huang Jian, Vice-Mayor, Kunshan Municipal Government § Mr. Zhang Daxiang, Deputy Director-General, Kunshan Bureau of Personnel § Mr. Chu Zhiyuan, Director-General, Kunshan Bureau of Science & Technology § Mr. Wu Weidong, Deputy Director-General, Kunshan Bureau of Education § Ms. Lu Jiankun, Director-General, Kunshan IPR Protection Bureau § Ms. Jiang Xing, Deputy Section-Chief and Interpreter
We will also host officials from the Chinese operations of the following companies:
§ eBay § TCL Corporation § Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motors Co., Ltd. § China International Capital Co., Ltd. § Horwath Asia Pacific and others § Microsoft International Staffing China
Leaders of the delegations from Suzhou and Kunshan, will briefly describe the programs and incentives that they have to encourage U.S. based companies to set up manufacturing facilities within their industrial parks. Join us for this exclusive luncheon reception to learn more about the current state of business opportunities in China.
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GUANXI (The Art of Relationship) Every company must innovate in order to survive today's relentless competition. Increasingly, this imperative requires firms to turn to developing economies and find ways to nurture the talent there that cannot, or will no longer, "come West." In 1998, Microsoft blazed trails in China by establishing a pioneering research lab in Beijing that has since grown into a source of worldwide innovation. What has worked for the software giant, and what has gone wrong, including its recent battle with Google over lab founder Kai-Fu Lee? The answers, from two independent journalists and authors unaffiliated with Microsoft, shed light on the global future of innovation. As pundits rail about the China threat to U.S. competitiveness, we explore the true ramifications of China's high-tech buildup and the means by which it can be turned to competitive advantage. GUANXI Authors: Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007
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