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Crain's New York Business, May, 2005

40 NYC execs head to China to boost trade the city's economic development Corp. and the New York City Partnership are spending the week in China trying to lure Chinese companies to establish operations in New York. The delegation coincides with a forum that includes about 40 New York business leaders, including Henry Paulson, CEO of Goldman Sachs; Louis Camilleri, chairman of Altria Group; and Jeffery Kindler, vice chairman of Pfizer.

Meanwhile, EDC says that the city's efforts to attract investment are already paying off (Crain's, April 25). EDC Senior Vice President Laure Aubuchon says 120 China-based companies have offices in the metro area, and that 68 of those offices are in the city. Of the 32 largest Chinese companies in the United States--each with $500...

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