SHANGHAI FREE TRADE ZONE BRIEFING

Briefing on China's Shanghai (Pilot) Free Trade Zone Wednesday, February 19, 2014 California-Asia Business Council, Chinese Enterprise Association and US Commercial Service Cordially invite you to a working breakfast and briefing on the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Location: Denton LLP 525 Market St., 26th Floor San Francisco CA 94105 Program: 8:30 am - Registration 9:00 am - Program 10:30 am Conclusion Registration: $15 for members; $30 for non-members Questions: Tel: (415) 986-8808 E-Mail: alerts@calasia.org Register Here Speakers (list in formation): Hon Xiang Xia, Commercial Counselor, Consulate General of the Peoples Republic of China (SF) Vivien Wang, Partner, International & Tax Chinese Services Group, Deloitte Tax LLP Sammy Zhang, Secretary General, Chinese Enterprise Association Moderator: Edward S. Grenville, Esq. Cal-Asia, the US Commercial Service office San Francisco and Chinese Enterprise Association are pleased to sponsor this timely discussion on Shangha's new FTZ. The question for US companies should be, how can we best derive value from the FTZ? Many Chinese cities are planning similar FTZs as they seek to replicate the success of Hong Kong.  Plan to attend to learn what the FTZ offers California businesses. Learn about its structure and current status. Briefing will be led by Consul Xia, who heads the commercial section at the Consulate General of the PRC in San Francisco. Event sponsored by California-Asia Business Council, US Commercial Service SF. Chinese Enterprise Association. Hosted by Dentons Related links: Shanghai Free Trade Zone: Official Website Shanghai Municipal People's Government : 2013 Negative List People's Bank of China: Opinions of the PBC on Financial Measures to Support the FTZ News Sources: China Daily; South China Morning Post; Lexology: BBC; Xinhuanet; China Briefing www.calasia.org