Groser leads Mandarin-speaking trade mission
The delegation of 17 mainly China-based New Zealand company representatives will promote exports on a three-city swing.
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Trade Minister Tim Groser is leading a delegation of 17 mainly China-based New Zealand company representatives on a three-city swing through China to promote exports.
Members of the mission are mostly Mandarin speakers.
“This shows how New Zealand companies are becoming savvier and better prepared in their approach to China,” Mr Groser says.
The companies represented are from a wide range of sectors, from tourism to clean-tech reflecting New Zealand’s growing diversity of business interests in China.
In Beijing, Mr Groser will hold a series of meetings with the Chinese government, including his counterpart Chen Deming. He will also address the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges and give a speech at the Beijing University of International Business and Economics on international trade and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
In Shanghai, Mr Groser’s programme includes attending the launches of a New Zealand infant formula maker and a Southland sheep and dairy company. He will also attend a promotion of New Zealand seafood and wine – two priority sectors for growth identified in the government’s China Strategy.
The third destination is Chongquin, a city of 32 million people, and a major industrial hub and transport centre linking China’s prosperous Eastern and developing Western provinces.
While there, Mr Groser and the delegation will attend a business networking event, and a banquet hosted by Chongqing's mayor, Huang Qifan.
Mr Groser will be accompanied on the visit by new National list MP Dr Jian Yang.
NBR staff
Mon, 19 Mar 2012
Mon, 19 Mar 2012
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Groser leads Mandarin-speaking trade mission
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