As a result of unforeseen events and the ongoing debate regarding the Debt Ceiling, Congressman Salmon was unable to attend the forum. Instead, Mr. Chuck Gray, who is the district director at U.S. Representative District 5, represented Congressman Salmon to present his speech. Mr. Gray oversees all district office operations and represents the Congressman in his absence. He also develops and implements policy objectives, strategies and operating plans for the Congressman’s district office and directs all activities and staff of the district office.

　　　(From L to R)Mr. Briand Greer Mr.Zhaohe Che, Mr. Chuck Gray, Mr. Steven Tu

　　In Congressman Salmon’s speech, he stated that there is a fine line we walk in being partners and competitors. ”It is a top priority for me to improve our relationship with China and push for the trade policies that will grow our economy and increase jobs, while also encouraging China to make improvements within their system of law to protect the rights of intellectual property owners.” ” In walking this line,”he continued, ”We must strike a balance by coupling those petitions for change with an open door policy for Chinese participation in the U.S. economy. Only then will we truly unshackle the free market and the many opportunities we have both in Arizona and around the country that will help us grow our economy and create jobs not only today but into the future.”Though Congressman Salmon was unable to attend the forum to deliver his speech in person, his intentions came across and was well received by the audience.

　　Mr. Briand Greer is the President of Honeywell Aerospace Asia-Pacific and is responsible for business across the region. Mr. Greer presented the audience with a close-up view of business in China. Over the years, Honeywell has become a Fortune 100 company with 39 billion in revenues, 55% of it outside of the U.S. It has 130,000 employees operating in 100+ countries. Honeywell’s Aerospace Businesses is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona with 38,000 employee worldwide and annual revenue of ~$12 billion. According to Mr. Greer, Honeywell China generates 2.2 Billion in sales with 12,000 employees in over 30 cities and 1,600 scientists and engineers. Mr. Greer stated that Honeywell is committed to be a long-term partner in China. In areas of customers & partners, it will continue to set up strategic engagement with a focus of aftermarket focus. In area of regulatory and industry, it will continue to have a stronger industry voice and work with government to continue aviation growth. Honeywell would like to continue to establish industry strategic collaborations in China with a focus on new solution development. To succeed in China, Mr. Greer stated that localization will be part of the landscape in all areas including manufacturing, sourcing, local talents and local practices.

　　Mr. Steven Tu focused on Intel’s next goal, which is to take its business to China ?to be mobile in China. Mr. Tu, the Chief Architect of Mobile Product Line at the Intel Corporation, noted that China is a market with great potential. Since 2011, it has been leading the number one personal computer consumption. In area of global internet users, there is 2.4 billion Global Internet Users with a rate of 8% annual growth. In China, there is 564 million Internet users with 10% annual growth. Smartphone subscriber growth rate is 31% in China versus 28% in the U.S. in 2013. Intel will continue to develop strategy in the wearable and everywhere mobile products by delivering both performance and value based smartphone products.

　　The forum’s enthusiastic attendees warmly welcomed the useful information and practical knowledge presented at the forum, which shed light on how to work with the Chinese. Special thanks to the forum planning committee chairs, Fannie Tam of ASU Confucius Institute and Tony Tam, committee member Jian Fei and numerous volunteers for making this event a great success.

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　　　　　　　　　The China Forum on ”Working with China in the Global Market”