With the
opening of the Tennessee China Development Center in Beijing in 2007, the State
of Tennessee is making a significant commitment to building relationships with
the Chinese people in the area of government, industries, culture, education
and other areas of cooperation. The role of our center is to promote foreign
direct investments, education and culture exchanges between Tennessee and
China. Tennessee’s main industries include advanced manufacturing, logistics, healthcare,
senior care, entertainment, education, agriculture and tourism.
As a state with
one of the best living and business environments in the US, Tennessee has
attracted over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies to set up headquarters or
operating entities. The list includes GM, Nissan, Volkswagen, FedEx, Cummins
Filtration, Cargill Co., Jack Daniel Whiskey, HCA, Life care, Brookdale, Regal
Entertainment Group, Viacom, Gibson Guitar, etc. The Vanderbilt University,
ranking top 14 in the States, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory are also great examples of Tennessee’s excellent
environment of education, nature and technology innovation.
Since its
founding, the Tennessee China Development Center has cooperated and signed MOU
with the Chinese Ministry of health, Ministry of Commerce, China Council for
the Promotion of International Trade and other ministries, provinces, local
government agencies and business associations. Great achievements have been
made in the area of investment, education and culture exchanges between
Tennessee and China. Over 70 Chinese enterprises have successfully established
facilities in the state of Tennessee in recent years.
The Chief
Representative of the Tennessee China Development Center is Ms. Li Weaver, an
experienced business executive who has lived in both Tennessee and China and has
extensive contacts among government and business leaders in both countries. The
center’s staff is dedicated to helping to attract foreign direct investment and
bring the people of Tennessee and China together. We welcome you to visit our
office at your convenience to discuss potential partnership opportunities. We
look forward to assisting you in any way we can!
