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HOTEL (subject to change)

City/Nights	Hotel	Address	Tel	Fax
Shanghai Jun. 19-21	Ocean Hotel (4-star)	1171 DongDaMing Road Shanghai 200082, China	86-21-65458888
Nanning Jun. 22-24	Guangxi Wharton Int'l Hotel (5-star)	88 East Minzu Avenue Nanning, Guangxi 530022 China	86-771-2111888
Changsha Jun. 25-27	Huatian Hotel (5-star)	380 Jiefang East Road Changsha, Hunan 410001, China	86-731-4442888
Beijing Jun. 28	Jade Palace Hotel (5-star)	76 Zhichun Road Haidian District, Beijing 100086, China	86-10-62628888

COST & REGISTRATION

On the open market a comparable program would cost $5000-$8000. With subsidies from our various hosts, however, our mission costs less than half of what others usually charge. Our pricing covers the following^:

1. International coach airfare** (for those attending from the US)
2. Domestic coach airfare and airport taxes for 3 in-country flights
3. Room & Board: 4- and 5-star hotel & all meals, incl. banquets and receptions
4. Mission-related meetings & translators
5. Mission-related airport pick-up and drop-off
6. Mission-related visits and tours, and associated ground transportation
7. Mission-related entertainment (e.g., river cruise)
8. Mission send-off reception (held in select US cities only)
9. Chinese visa application facilitation (for those attending from the US)
10. Matchmaking
11. Business name card translation
12. Pre-trip communication start-up facilitation (e.g. initial intro email translation)
13. Pre-trip briefing and Q&A coaching
14. Business literature translations into mainland Chinese: up to 200 words of English text
15. Complimentary corporate membership in the MeetChinaBiz Development Center

^ Depending on the package chosen, items 10 through 15 above may not be applicable
** Delegates may choose to purchase own international tickets with their own agent or with mileage vouchers, in which case an amount corresponding to the airfare will be deducted from the package

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CITIES TO BE VISITED

Shanghai
China's foremost metropolis, and financial and industrial center. Host city of World Expo 2010.
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Additional resource links:
http://www.sh.com/index.jsp

Nanning
A regional center of education, industry and transportation with a population of 3 million, Nanning aspires to be the logistics center between ASEAN and China. The city benefits economically from the thriving border trade with Vietnam. FDI concentrates in manufacturing, real estate and construction sectors, although FDI in hi-tech, building materials, agriculture processing industries are also encouraged. Hong Kong is the largest source of FDI so far, followed by Taiwan, US, and Japan.
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Additional resource links:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangxi/nanning/index.htm
http://china.muzi.com/travel/city/nanning.htm

Changsha
Changsha is the capital city of Hunan province. A large share of Hunan’s industrial output is related to its rich mineral deposits, such as smelting and pressing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Metallurgy, machinery and electronics, food, chemicals, textiles, energy and building materials (such as household ceramics) are the pillar industries in Hunan. Other major products include machine tools, automobiles, motorcycles, electric motors, cement, chemical fertilizer, chemical fiber, pesticides and garments. Major exports include garment, textiles, silk, unwrought manganese, zinc and zinc alloys, porcelain and pottery ware, fireworks and firecrackers, live pigs and footwear. Major export markets are Hong Kong, the US, Japan, South Korea and Germany. Major imports include rolled steel, electronic equipment, chemical raw materials and auto parts. Major import sources are the US, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
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Additional resource links:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hunan/changsha/index.htm
http://china.muzi.com/travel/city/changsha.htm

Beijing
As China's capital, it is a political, cultural, international exchange and intellectual (research and education) center; In order to host the 2008 Olympic Games, a total of $46 billion will be spent in the next few years to improve the city’s environment, services, tourism and transportation infrastructure, to procure materials, technologies and telecommunications systems and to build up sports, medical and recreational facilities. Leading in human resources (62 universities and 348 research institutes), Beijing possesses notable strength in electronics and telecommunications equipment, chemicals, automobiles, machinery, metallurgy and food making and is also actively developing its IT, bio-engineering, pharmaceutical and new materials industries.
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Additional resource links:
http://www.beijing.gov.cn/english/whatlast.asp
http://www.beijing-2008.org