THE SECOND INLAND EMPIRE CHAMBERS DELEGATION
With 120 delegates mainly from the Inland Empire chambers, the Second Inland
Empire Chambers Delegation had a successful visit to China.

Head of the Delegation:

Directors: JACK LAM CITY MANAGER, CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PAULA LANTZ COUNCILMEMBER, CITY OF POMONA Vice Directors: MONICA BRULE SENIOR CONSULTANT, INLAND EMPIRE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ABDALIA TOUNY VICE PRESIDENT, UPLAND BANK

. Meeting at Suzhou Municipal Government

RONALD BIRCHARD GENERAL MANAGER, KINSLEY CO. LISA BAILEY SEN. ASSISTANT,RANCHO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SCOTT MAGOOKIN SEN. DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, CITY OF HESPERIA CHRISTI LANTZ DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF RIVERSIDE Advisor: DOUG HARBERMAN JOURNALIST, LOSANGELES TIMES

China honors the Inland Empire Chambers Delegates as the state guests

Secretary General:
LEO LIU VICE PRESIDENT, INLAND EMPIRE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, PRESIDENT, CITSLINC INTERNATIONAL, INC

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Itinerary: CHINA TOUR 2001 for Chambers' Delegation of Inland Empire

11/9 (Fri) Los Angeles/Beijing Morning bus transfer at 08:30/ to Los Angeles International Airport, connect to the afternoon flight MU584 13:00/ for Beijing. Your adventure begins as you fly transpacific aboard wide-cabin jetliner MD-11. Cross the International Dateline. 11/10 (Sat) Beijing (Jingrui Hotel/5-Star, 17 S. Dongsanhuan Rd., Beijing, Tel: 8610-67668866) At /17:10 arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China. You will be met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

MR. CHARLES WINBURN(CENTER), THE 2ND SECRETARY OF AMERICAN EMBASSY TO CHINA WITH LEO LIU.

11/12 (Mon) Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000- mile long and 2,000 years
old construction is said to be the only man- made structure visible by naked
eye from the moon. Visit to the Ming Tombs, one of 13 Ming Emperors' Tombs is
fully excavated and open for exploration. Roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.

11/13 (Tue) Beijing/Shanghai/Suzhou
(Bamboo Grove Hotel/4-Star, 168 Zhuhui Rd., Suzhou, 215004, Tel: 86512-5205601)
Morning flight MU5158 11:05/13:00 to Shanghai, then take the tour bus trip to
Suzhou. Afternoon sightseeing to the centuries old Lingering Garden, Tiger
Hill and Hanshan Temple. Visit to the National Embroidery Institute to see
silk embroidery, an important local craft with 1,000 years history.

11/14 (Wed) Suzhou/Hangzhou
(Sunny Hotel/4- Star, 108 Jiefang Rd., Hangzhou, 310009, Tel: 86571-7218899)
Morning tour bus journey to Hangzhou. Visit to Economic Development Zone.
Visit to the centuries old Lingyin Temple, with the main feature of the 64.3
ft-high camphor-wood carved Buddha.

11/15 (Thu) Hangzhou/Shanghai
(Mt. Zijinshan Hotel/4-Star, 778 Pudong Rd., Pudong, Shanghai, Tel: 8621-68868888)
Morning boat cruise on West Lake with relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas
and tea houses. Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

11/16 (Fri) Shanghai
Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds,
rocky works and over arching trees. Visit to the Bund, a famous waterfront
park. Business visit to the Pudong economic development zone.

11/17 (Sat) Shanghai/Los Angeles
Morning city tour followed by the afternoon flight MU583 15:00/11:00 and fly
home same day. Welcome to visit China again.

Business Activities:

11/11 Beijing: Government banquet to the Delegation by Mr. Tang Long, Deputy
Secretary General of Beijing Municipal People's Government, attended by Mr.
Charles Winburn, the Second Secretary of Commercial Service, the U.S. Embassy
to Beijing.

11/12 Beijing: Business Talk between Mr. Ronald Birchard, Vice President and
General Manager of Kinsley Co. of the Delegation and Mr. Charles Winburn with
potential Chinese customers on library equipment sales.

11/13 Suzhou: Government banquet to the heads of the Delegation by Mr. Wang
Guoxing, Vice Mayor of Suzhou Municipal People's Government. Visit to Suzhou
Silk Institute.

11/14 Hangzhou: Government banquet to the Delegation by Mr. Zhang Mingguang,
Vice President of Hangzhou Municipal People's Congress. In addition, a late
evening business talk between the Delegation and another major business city
Ningbo Municipal Economic & Technological Development Zone.

11/15 Hangzhou: Visit to Hangzhou Municipal Economic & Technological
Development Zone.

11/16 Shanghai: Visit to the Commercial Service of the U.S. Consulate to
Shanghai. Mr. Leo Liu, Board Member of Inland Empire International Business
Association made a presentation about IEIBA and the two way business
exchanges between America and China sponsored by IEIBA and Citslinc
International, Inc.. Ms. Christie Ho, Commercial Representative suggested
that IEIBA might make a formal presentation to Mr. Scott Shaw, Director of
the U.S. Commercial Center to Shanghai and set up an office at the same
complex.

Mr. Ronald Birchard, Vice President of Kinsley Co. also talked with Ms.
Christie Ho and talked with the Chinese counterpart later in the afternoon.
Visit to Pudong Economic & Technological Development Zone.

Further Activities by Mr. Leo Liu, Board Member of IEIBA:

1. Discussion with Chinese on the possibility of Inland Empire World Trade
   Conference 2002 (Ontario Airport Hilton Hotel, May 15, 2002).
   
   
2. Discussion on the possibility of the charter flight between Ontario and
   Qingdao, China: Mr. Wu Yan, General Manager of Beijing Foreign Enterprise Air
   Service Corp. and Qingdao Municipal People's Government.
   
   
3. Discussion with China side on IEIBA offices at Beijing, Shanghai,
   Guangzhou, Shenyang, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Fuzhou(Those
   with underlines are ready for contract).
   
   
4. Discussion with Mr. Jia Sen, President of Qingdao Municipal Bureau of
   Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation on the Inland Empire IT, computers,
   electronic and home electric appliance manufacturers exhibit their products at China International Electronics and Household Appliances Expo. in Qingdao, June 18-22, 2002.
   
   
5. Discussion with Mr. Xu Minxiong, Vice President of Newsway International
   Travel Service on the new tour programs at Inland Empire area.
   
   
6. Discussion with Mr. Zhang Liqiang, President of Qingdao Huiquan Tourism
   Group Corp. on the joint venture tour company.
   
   
7. Discussion with Mr. Zhu Ming, Secretary General of Qingdao Sub-Council,
   China Council for the Promotion of International Trade on the possibility of
   its Inland Empire office.

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