Excerpt from: China Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
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| January 23, 2008 | | Chinese delegates are in the US for two weeks to understand the transportation network of freight carriers in hopes to bring best practices back to China. | Delegates from the China Road Transportation Association are on a two week trip around the United States to learn more about the trucking industry. Each delegate is from a different province. They are looking into how to improve their road network by learning from the US. Warren Hoemann, senior vice president of the American Trucking Association stated “The Chinese trucking industry is still in its infancy.” He also stated that the industry is “moving very fast, though.” Mi Wenju, the deputy manager of Beijing Xianglong Assets Management Co. Ltd. stated “First we have to learn from the outside world.” He continued to state that what they learn from everyone else can help them improve the China network. The China road network has been built up in the past 5 years. They are currently spending over $100 billion on transportation infrastructures. China is currently the leader in Ocean ports. With an improved road network, manufacturing could move further inland. | | |
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