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South China Business Journal

COVER STORY The Largest Ever Business Summit in South China

Watching Private Jets Land at the
Baiyun Airport in April

The American Chamber of Commerce in South China business and industry leaders including leaders of 300 largest
after 11 years has once again been awarded the privilege Chinese companies, as well as, media, academia, policy experts,
of hosting the APCAC Asia Pacific Business Summit. The 2017 and ambassadors and top government officials from U.S., China,
Business Summit will be held April 19-22 in Guangzhou, China. and from across 22 economies in Asia Pacific. Speakers include:
Walmart Global CAO; HSBC Americas Chairman; United
What is amazing is the tremendous amount of interest that Airlines Global CAO; Citigroup APAC CEO; Party Secretary of
this Annual Meeting has generated around the globe attracting Guangdong province; Governors of provinces of Fujian, Guangxi,
delegates from as for down as Australia, and as far west as The and Hainan. Also, mayors/vice mayors of major Chinese cities
United states, Canada and Mexico – not to forget the 22 economies such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, and Yiwu,
in Asia Pacific which have already signed up to attend. The total are scheduled as speakers. The Summit will also be attended by
sales volume of the companies already committed to attending this several U.S. state governors and city mayors.
Business Summit exceeds a whopping 600 Billion U.S. dollars. It
makes you want to go to the Baiyun Airport to watch all the private The senior executives of more than 300 Chinese companies
corporate jest land. who will be in attendance will also participate in the business
matchmakings scheduled throughout the summit. We expect this
The Business summit will be hosted by the American Chamber Summit to lead to several billion dollars of new business and cross
of Commerce in South China, co-hosted by the U.S.-Mexico investments between attending companies and institutions and
Chamber of Commerce, California Regional Chapter and 29 their Chinese and Asia Pacific counterparts. Special programs will
American Chambers of Commerce from Asia Pacific. It is also fully be specially planned for each delegation.
supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Asia Pacific
Council of American Chambers of Commerce, and governments The delegations to the Summit will enjoy fact finding and business
and businesses from U.S., China and 22 economies in Asia Pacific. exploration trips to a free trade zone and the ancestral home of
Super Star, Bruce Lee. The 2017 APCAC Asia Pacific Business
On April 19th the Summit will begin with an AmCham South China Summit will end in the spectacular and elegant black-tie optional
grand style Welcome Dinner. In the morning of April 20th the AmCham Annual Spring Gala Ball where the who is who of business
meetings will begin with a great bang with a U.S.-China Business and government will stand to win from more than 250,000 U.S.
Forum attended by who is who of many all countries and regions. dollars (RMB1.5 million) in lucky draws and door prizes.
The 2017 Business Summit will be attended by More than 600

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