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Vol.
8 #6, July 2009
Governor Doyle to Lead Mission to Asia
As part of ongoing efforts to partner with Wisconsin firms
that are expanding their sales into global markets, Governor Jim Doyle
will be leading a Wisconsin business delegation to Asia. Countries to
be visited include Japan and China. Wisconsin firms that need
assistance breaking down trade barriers, introductions to key
government and business decision makers, or need to learn more about
market potential are invited to join the Governor.
The 41st Annual Joint Meetings of the Midwest U.S.-Japan and
Japan-Midwest U.S. Associations will take place in Tokyo, Japan,
September 13-15, 2009. Governor Doyle used meetings in 2005 and
2007 as a venue to introduce Wisconsin manufacturing and technology
organizations to executives of the largest and most dynamic companies
in Japan, including Toyota Motors, Mitsui & Co., Saison Group,
Sumitomo Chemical, Kajima Corporation, Toshiba, and Sony. Mr.
Yuzaburo Mogi, President and CEO of Kikkoman Corporation, one of
Japan's oldest corporations and the first Japanese-owned firm to
establish operations in Wisconsin, chairs the Japan-Midwest U.S.
Association. Mr. Mogi has proven to be an invaluable resource in
building relationships with Japanese business leaders.
Following the meetings in Japan, the Governor will take business
executives to China with stops in Beijing and Harbin, the capital of
Heilongjiang, Wisconsin’s sister-state. Secretary of
Commerce Dick Leinenkugel will lead the delegation to a third stop in
Shanghai. China has weathered the economic turbulence of the last
year relatively well and remains a good market for Wisconsin
exporters. The Chinese government’s stimulus plan that was
introduced at the beginning of the year was targeted to infrastructure
projects that could be implemented quickly and have rapid
impacts. At the same time the banks have been pushed to increase
their lending. The government has also introduced some dramatic tax
breaks for business. These actions have combined to push
China’s growth back toward an estimated 8% by the end of the year
as compared to the 6% that had been predicated earlier. China is
currently Wisconsin’s 3rd export destination (after Canada and
Mexico). As late as 2000 it was ranked 13th.
Wisconsin’s exports to China for 2008 totaled US$1.3 billion, a
4% increase over 2007.
This mission will be coordinated by the Wisconsin Department of
Commerce. To obtain details regarding the Japan/China mission,
contact Ms. Mary Regel, Director of the Department of Commerce’s
Bureau of Export Development, mary.regel@wisconsin.gov, ph: (608) 266-1767.
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