Arizona State University Organizes China Learning Expedition

Here is an example of how an area can build effective global business connections.

Buck Pei, Arizona State University associate dean of Asia Programs, has a favorite saying about business executives who experience China's booming economy firsthand: They come back with the global mind-set of a Marco Polo. "Seeing is believing," he said.

Next week, Pei and other officials from the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU will introduce a group of Arizona executives to the bustling business center that is Shanghai. The six-day trip is designed to strengthen ties between Chinese businesses, ASU and the Greater Phoenix business community.

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