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Tuesday, September 8 (China)

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Governor Mitch Daniels spent the second day of his trade mission to China speaking about job creation in the green collar economy, discussing health care reform with Chinese government officials and promoting Indiana’s economic climate to businesses seeking to invest in the state.

During a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce Greentech: A Call to Action conference at the Shanghai World Financial Center, Daniels discussed Indiana’s common sense approach to creating "green jobs".

"We are enthusiastic about green energy and green technology and are enabling them as creatively as any state I’ve seen," said Daniels. "But we ask for some realism in this debate. Our view from Indiana is that a strong and sustained period of national economic growth is absolutely essential, for many reasons, to our hopes of a green energy revolution or at least transformation." Click here to see excerpts from the Governor's speech.

The governor participated in a panel with Orville Schell, the Asia Society’s Arthur Ross Center Director on U.S.-China Relations, and Dr. Woody Clark, recipient of the 2007 Noble Peace Prize for his work on climate change with former Vice President Al Gore.

Following the conference, Daniels traveled to the Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Department to join representatives from Eli Lilly & Company for a meeting with Chinese government officials about the challenges of health care reform in China and the United States while other members of the delegation visited Lilly’s facility at the Pudong Science Park.

In the afternoon, Daniels met with two companies who are actively exploring investment opportunities in southern Indiana. The governor toured the production facilities and met with executive management at Shanghai Top Motor Co, Ltd. (Techtop), an electric motor manufacturing company, to discuss the company’s ongoing plans to expand its operations in Indiana. In 2008, Techtop announced plans to bring a new manufacturing and distribution center to Columbus in a joint venture with LHP Technologies. Daniels also met with officials from China Dongfeng Motor Industry Import & Export Company, Ltd, a government-owned automotive company, about its joint venture with Cummins supplier Yinlun and the company’s operation in Columbus.

The governor met with U.S. Consul General Beatrice Camp before hosting a Friends of Indiana reception. Guests included representatives of companies that may have interest in doing business in Indiana. Following the reception, Daniels concluded his day with a private meeting with representatives from a Chinese company interested in establishing operations in Indiana.

Tuesday Media Files

Following his remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce Greentech: A Call to Action conference in Shanghai, China, Governor Daniels participated in a panel discussion. This video, which is about 8 1/2 minutes, includes the governor's responses to questions as well as those from Orville Schell, the Asia Society's Arthur Ross Center Director on U.S.-China Relations. The panel moderator is Kristen Durham, senior analyst and China activities coordinator for the San Francisco Bay Area Council.

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