World Trade Center St. Louis, former U.S. Senator Kit Bond with Kit Bond Strategies and St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley left St. Louis last week for a new trade delegation to China.
They attended the 5th U.S.-China Transportation Forum, held jointly by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Chinese Ministry of Transport, and the Sino-American Logistics Conference, a global conference, hosted in Shanghai, linking government and industry leaders on supply chain and trade issues. They also are traveling to Nanjing, St. Louis’ Sister City, and Beijing, the capitol city.
Also attending from the region are representatives from Washington University in St. Louis, Emerson, Monsanto, Nestle Purina PetCare Company, PNC Bank  and Peabody Energy .
The trip may be followed on Twitter account @WTCSTL.