WSCRC Executive Director Nor Coquillard and Director Man Wang are in China this week participating in a Washington State Delegation visit to Shanghai and Hangzhou. The delegation, led by the Director General of the Washington State Department of Commerce, Dr. Lisa Brown, has met with a large number of companies with interests in investing in Washington as well as many provincial and municipal officials who came to Shanghai for China’s annual International Import Exhibition (CIIE). Dr. Brown also was a speaker at a conference sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce as well as at an International Aerospace Forum. The team has now moved to Hangzhou where they will meet with a number of technology companies with interests in investing in the Seattle area. In addition, the team will visit Zhejiang University and conduct discussions with the Hangzhou Municipal Government. The WSCRC team has been instrumental in ensuring that the visitors are well versed on how to operate effectively in China to ensure that the trip is successful.