Sally Haas says China has to be seen to be believed.
As president of the Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, Haas joined elected officials and other leaders in April 2007 on a trade mission to Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.
"Lined up at a traffic light, you see a rickshaw, a bike, a car, a bus," Haas said. "You see things that seem primitive, and you see the tallest skyscrapers in the world. You see people that are educated, and working harder and faster and surpassing us in consumerism."
Introducing other Western Pennsylvanians to that nation -- either for business or for cultural enrichment -- is the aim of an all-inclusive trip next spring to China that the chamber is organizing.
The price tag on the nine-day, seven-night trip from April 9-17 is $1,899 per person. The cost includes a charter bus to and from JFK International Airport in New York; round-trip airfare to China and within China; hotel accommodations; three meals daily; bus tours; English-speaking tour guides; and admission tickets to tourist spots.
The chamber also can arrange meetings with businesses and economic-development contacts in China.
An informational meeting about the trip is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at SpringHill Suites Pittsburgh Airport in Robinson. Admission to the meeting is free, but registration is required by calling 412-264-6270 or registering at www.paacc.com.
Faith J. Dickinson, of Economy, said she is considering making the trip, both for business and personal reasons. As a facilities consultant and disaster-planning specialist for ServiceMaster by Mistick, she said she would like to learn more about how Chinese designers and engineers have been feeding the nation's building boom.
Dickson said although the overall economic downturn has her carefully considering how she spends her money, the low, all-inclusive price is appealing.
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