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Missouri / China
5:41 pm
Fri December 2, 2011

Mo. reaches $200M export agreement with China

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and China's Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong during a state dinner in Feb. 2010.

Missouri officials have completed an agreement to boost exports and investment in northwestern China by $200 million.

Gov. Jay Nixon's office said Friday that the deal calls for state Department of Economic Development to work with officials in Xinjiang Uygur to increase Missouri exports from 2012 to 2014.

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Nixon in China
10:18 am
Mon October 24, 2011

Missouri reaches $4.4 billion trade agreement with China

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and China's Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong during a state dinner in Feb. 2010.

Missouri will sellĀ around $4.4 billion worth of agricultural products to China, in a trade agreement announced today by Governor Jay Nixon (D).

Speaking to reporters via conference call from Beijing, Nixon said exports from Missouri will increase by more than a billion dollars between 2012 and 2014.

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MO Statehouse/Nixon trade trip
5:06 pm
Thu October 20, 2011

Nixon says lack of China hub agreement won't change trade trip to the country

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Gov. Jay Nixon and Chinese ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, during a state dinner in Feb. 2010. Nixon leaves for China tomorrow on a eight-day trade mission.

In August, Gov. Jay Nixon, with much fanfare, called for a special session of the Missouri General Assembly.

So, what's the top priority for everyone? A package of tax credits affectionately known as "Aerotropolis," which would provide incentives for the creation of a hub for Chinese cargo at Lambert Airport.

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