U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces China Business Development Mission Participants

First U.S. Business Development Mission to China Since its Accession to the WTO

Washington, DC - U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans today announced that 15 companies will join him on a business development mission to Beijing and Shanghai, China, April 21-25.

The business delegation (see attached list) will seek to expand and develop new export opportunities to China in information technology, telecommunications, clean energy and environmental technology, medical products, and construction equipment and services.

"I will travel to China with a cross-section of America's business leaders -- small and large -- to help further President Bush's commitment to opening new avenues of trade opportunity for U.S. businesses," said Evans.

Mission participants will develop contacts within the Chinese government and meet with potential business partners. For some participating businesses, this trip will open the door to China as a market for the first time. For others who already conduct business in China, the mission will offer opportunities to expand agreements with existing Chinese partners and cultivate new ones.

The goal of the mission is to strengthen economic relations between China and the United States by helping U.S. businesses explore new trade and investment opportunities that have resulted from China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Evans will also promote stronger U.S.-China commercial ties by co-chairing the 14th session of the U.S. –China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade with Shi Guangsheng, China's Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC).

For more information on the business development mission, visit the Commerce Department website at www.doc.gov/chinatrademission.

Department of Commerce Business Development Mission to China Official Business Delegation

Advanced Environmental Systems, Inc.
Elkton, MD
David A. O'Connor, President

Applied Materials, Inc.,
Santa Clara, CA
David N .K. Wang, Executive Vice President, Office of the President

Baxter International
Deerfield, IL
Harry Kraemer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Borland Software Corporation
Scott Valley, CA
Keith E. Gottfried, Senior Vice President Law and Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Cummins, Inc.
Columbus, IN
Steven M. Chapman, Vice President, International President, International Distributor Business

En Chem, Inc.
Green Bay, WI
David Turriff, President

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
Rochester Hills, MI
Nancy Bacon, Senior Vice President

FCX Systems, Inc.
Morgantown, WV
Donald L. Gallion, President and Chief Executive Officer

General Energy Technologies, Inc.
Denver, CO
Ray A. Geddes, President and Chief Executive Officer

Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ
Thomas M. Gorrie, Corporate Vice President, Government Affairs & Policy

Lucent Technologies
Whippany, NJ
James K. Brewington, President, Mobility Solutions

Motorola Inc.
Schaumberg, IL
Robert L. Barnett, Executive Vice President, President Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector

Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc.
New York, NY
Robert Prieto, Chairman of the Board

Parsons Corporation
Pasadena, CA
Clifford C. Eby, Group President

Tek Pak Inc.
Batavia, IL
Anthony W. Beyer, President