Local News in Brief : Exhibit of Goods From China Opens
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A nine-day exhibit of goods and services from the People’s Republic of China was opened at Shrine Exposition Hall on Friday by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and Chinese officials.
Damon Lawrence, the mayor’s adviser on international trade, called it “the most important exhibition of products ever brought to Los Angeles from China.” The exhibits range from shipbuilding to household goods and toys.
At the opening with Bradley were Xeng Hongye, vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Chinese Consul General Ma Yu Xeng.
Lawrence said 50 major Chinese corporations are represented at the exhibition, which is sponsored by CCPIT, an arm of the Chinese government.
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