Bond to detail China trip to trade hub commission
St. Louis Business Journal
January 19, 2010
Fresh off a trip to China, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., plans to meet with members of the Midwest-China Hub Commission Wednesday at the World Trade Center in St. Louis.
Bond plans to highlight details from his meetings with Chinese ministry-level officials, legislators and representatives, said Deputy Press Secretary Jordan Clothier.
Last year, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., chose Bond to serve as the vice chairman of the U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Group, the Senate's highest-level delegation to China.
This past week, Bond co-led a trip to China with the delegation's chair, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and held meetings with top-ranking legislative officials in Beijing and Shanghai on how to improve trade between the U.S. and China.
For the past year, the Midwest-China Hub Commission has been working with government leaders and the Chinese to generate interest and ultimately create a Midwest-China air cargo hub.
Last month, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport officials selected a developer of air cargo distribution warehouses to develop 76 acres at the airport to bolster trade efforts, particularly with China.
The airport commission approved an agreement with Aeroterm LLC of Annapolis, Md., to develop $40 million in cargo facilities on the site of a former Boeing Corp. aircraft fabrication facility and office complex at the airport.
