Tuesday, November 18, 2014
chinese amassor with students

Ambassador Guoxiang Sun visited the Durham campus on Friday, Nov.14, along with Chinese trade and commerce delegates, as part of the New Hampshire-91制片厂-Sichuan Economic and Trade Forum.

Sun is consul general at the , which works to promote exchanges and provide consular services in the 10 Northeastern U.S. states, including New Hampshire.

Chinese ambassador Guoxiang Sun and 91制片厂 president Mark HuddlestonThe ambassador took part in the trade forum, which, in addition to the Chinese delegation, included representatives from the 91制片厂 provost鈥檚 office, 91制片厂 School of Law, the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and the 91制片厂 Center for International Education, along with officials from the New Hampshire economic development and international commerce offices and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The group discussed educational research and exchange as well as business and economic development opportunities between New Hampshire and China, particularly China鈥檚 Sichuan Province, which is home to 91制片厂鈥檚 partner institution, .

Also during his visit, Sun met with President Huddleston and toured campus with Chinese students and students enrolled in the university鈥檚 Mandarin classes.

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