American CEO Delegation Launches China Business Tour (Sept. 9, 2008)

The Chinese CEO Organization, Asia Society, and Etech World Capital 
Forum (Chongqing 2008) will jointly organize the American CEO 
Delegation / China Business Tour / 2008 China Post-Olympic Economic 
Development Strategies and Business Opportunities' scheduled for 
October 31, November 8, 2008.

The American CEO Delegation, consisting of American and overseas 
Chinese entrepreneurs, financial investors, and community leaders, 
will visit Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, and Shanghai. While in China, 
the delegation will hold meetings with the Overseas Chinese Affairs 
Office of the State Council, Department of Commerce, Tianjin Municipal 
Party Committee and Municipal Government, Chongqing Municipal Government, 
Sichuan Provincial Government, Chengdu Municipal Government, and Shanghai 
Municipal Government. The delegation will also take part in the Chongqing 
International Capital Forum and visit the Bohai New Area & Tianjin 
Development Area.  

The purpose of the China Business Tour is to advance US-China economic 
communications, promote substantial economic cooperation, seek business 
opportunities for its members, expand and reinforce the connections and 
on-going exchanges between American businesses and Chinese government and 
enterprises, and understand the new focuses, new directions, and new 
strategies of the Chinese regional economy following the recently-concluded 
Beijing Olympic Games.

We are pleased to see that there is a good economic relationship between 
the U.S. and China, and I believe that our China visit will help to 
strengthen the economic tie between the two countries,?said Richard Lee, 
Ph.D., Chairman of the Chinese CEO Organization and Chairman of the American 
CEO Delegation. 

The much-anticipated China Business Tour has drawn enormous interest 
in the local communities. Preparations for the tour are well under way; 
entrepreneurs, community leaders, and professionals who are interested 
in being part of the delegation are encouraged to contact Margo Liang at 
margo_liang@amsino.com. or call (909) 626-5888 by Monday, September 30, 2008.


1. Organizers and Members:

Chinese CEO Organization
Asia Society 
Etech World Capital Forum (Chongqing 2008)

Members: 
Entrepreneurs, Financiers and Community leaders in different areas from US

2. Chinese Hosts:
      
-	Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council
-	Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
-	Tianjin Municipal Government
-	Chongqing Municipal Government
-	Shanghai Municipal Government

3. Schedule:
    
	10/30/08 Evening  Meet at Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse
	10/31/08 Morning  Visit Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of 
		 the State Council and Ministry of Commerce of the 
		 People's Republic of China
	 	 7:00 pm  2008 US-China Business and Economic Delegation 
		 party, at the Chinese People's Association for 
		 Friendship with Foreign Countries
	11/1/08	 OPENING
	11/2/08	 Morning Leave for Tianjin
	11/3/08	 Visit Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal 
		 Government, Bohai New Area, and Tianjin Development Area
	11/4/08	 Go to Chongqing
	11/5/08	 Join in the Chongqing International Capital Forum
		 Visit Chongqing Municipal Government, Sichuan Provincial 
		 Government, and Chengdu Municipal Government
	11/6/08	 Go to Shanghai
	11/7/08	 Visit Shanghai Municipal Government
	 	 7:00pm American CEO Delegation Dinner Reception, Shanghai 
		 Hilton Hotel
	11/8/08	 Come back to US.

4.  Name: American CEO Delegation

5.  Dates: Oct. 30, 2008 to Nov. 8, 2008

6.  Payment of $200 day/person plus transportation fees, 
    will be charged to the delegation members with a refund 
    guarantee for any shortage and personal liability for 
    any final spending surplus. 
    Total: $2000.00 (international flight tickets are not included).
    
7.  The secretary group will be responsible for providing information, 
    preparing gifts, contacting with inviters, and implementing the 
    pecific itineraries and other administrative work, including press 
    release.

8.  All the members will congregate in Beijing to finish the first phase 
    of investigations.

9.  To join the delegation, please contact:
      Margo Liang,
      (909)626-5888, ext. 137
      Margo_liang@amsino.com Or
      any ChineseCEO board members at
      http://chineseceo.org/file/intro.asp?sel=board