Donohue to Advance U.S. Commercial Ties in Asia
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue will this week meet with government and business leaders of South Korea, China, and Japan. Beginning in Seoul, Donohue will deliver a speech to AmCham Korea and other business organizations…
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on the” challenges and opportunities” of implementing the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, the chamber said. He will meet with President Lee Myung-Bak and other top officials and later sign a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry to promote the small and medium enterprises of both countries, it said. In Beijing, Donohue will meet with senior Chinese leaders, participate in an investment conference cosponsored by the U.S. Chamber designed to attract job-creating Chinese investment to the United States, as well as unveil a new Chamber publication, Faces of Chinese Investment in the United States, it said. Concluding the visit in Tokyo, Donohue will meet with senior government and business leaders to urge Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations on the same strong terms adopted by other participants. He will also meet with AmCham Japan and the U.S.-Japan Business Council, which recently integrated its activities and management into the U.S. Chamber's International Division.