Blunt, STL Politicos Going to China

Posted on 24 March 2008 by Danielle Belton

They%u2019re China bound!

Gov. Matt Blunt, along with U.S. Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill, are going on a bipartisan trade mission to China this week. The politicians will work on %u201Ccreating new economic development opportunities between China and Missouri.%u201D They will be heading to the People%u2019s Republic of China with high-level members of government, business and civic leaders from the St. Louis area.

Missouri businesses have shattered export records every year since I took office in 2005, Gov. Blunt said in a press release Monday. This bipartisan trade mission to China, one of our most important trading partners, will help strengthen business relations and help continue Missouri%u2019s outstanding job growth.

A who%u2019s who of state and St. Louis politics are making the trip including: U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, former Gov. Bob Holden who serves as the vice chairman of the Midwest U.S.-China Association.

Business leaders making the trek include Richard C. D. Fleming, president and CEO of the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA); David L. Steward, chairman and CEO of World Wide Technology; and executives with Pfizer, Peabody Energy, Unigroup, McEagle Properties, the World Trade Center St. Louis, and Lambert St. Louis International Airport.