IBC Breakfast: Tennessee and China with special guests from the China Council For the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

Date: 8/10/2009
Time: 8:30 AM TO 10:00 AM

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
211 Commerce Street, Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37201

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Event Description: Join Economic Development Commissioner Matt Kisber as we welcome representatives of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on August 10. CCPIT officials will be our featured speakers. The group is from the southeastern region of China with representatives from Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces.

Governor Bredesen will lead a trade mission to China in October of this year and will visit the Zhejiang province city of Hangzhou. These are two of the wealthier provinces in China, with FedEx having recently established a hub in the Guangdong province city of Guangzhou.

Established in May 1952, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) comprises VIPS, enterprises and organizations representing the economic and trade sectors in China. It is the most important and the largest institution for the promotion of foreign trade in China.

The aims of the CCPIT are to operate and promote foreign trade, to use foreign investment, to introduce advanced foreign technologies, to conduct activities of Sino-foreign economic and technological cooperation in various forms, to promote the development of economic and trade relations between China and other countries and regions around the world, and to promote the mutual understanding and friendship between China and peoples and economic and trade circles of all nations around the world, in line with law and government policies of the People's Republic of China.

Cost:
$10 per person
Light breakfast provided

To Register:
Click "Register Now" under "Quick Links" to the right of this page.

No refunds for cancellations.

Directions:
Chamber Boardroom

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