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A handful of Springield business leaders and SMS officials leave this Friday for a ten day trip to China to visit the University's branch campus, which is based in the city of Dalian. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
AMONG THOSE MAKING THE TRIP IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SPRINGFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JIM ANDERSON.
HE SAYS THERE ARE TWO REASONS FOR THE TRIP.
ANDERSON SAYS DURING THIS TRIP, HE'LL BE SCOPING OUT LOCATIONS THAT HE MAY WANT TO INCLUDE ON THE AGENDA NEXT SPRING WHEN AS MANY AS 30 LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS WILL VISIT CHINA.
ANDERSON SAYS HE AND THE OTHERS WHO ARE LEAVING THIS FRIDAY WILL BE VISITING SEVERAL CITIES THAT HAVE TIES TO S-M-S.
THOSE WHO MAKE THE TRIP NEXT SPRING WILL PAY THEIR OWN WAY.
ANDERSON SAYS THERE'S ALREADY ENTHUSIASM.
ANDERSON SAYS DESPITE WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK, THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST FROM LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WANT TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA.
HE SAYS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI THAT ALREADY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FAR EAST.
INFORMATION ON THE S-M-S BRANCH CAMPUS IN DALIAN, CHINA IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT L-T-U DOT S-M-S-U DOT E-D-U.
