Nixon, Chinese ambassador meet today
St. Louis Business Journal
February 1, 2010
Misouri Gov. Jay Nixon plans to meet today with Zhou Wenzhong, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States.
A news conference is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. in Jefferson City.
St. Louis officials are working to make the region a trade hub with China.
To further those efforts, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., visited China last month. Top-level Chinese officials assured Bond on his trip there that they consider establishing a trade hub in Missouri a priority but want Chinese airlines involved in the discussions.
Chinese officials were pleased to hear the details of plans to build $40 million in cargo facilities at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Bond said.
