Day 11, Sept 15 (Beijing)

MRI Technology

For all the company’s visit in Beijing, we were instructed to wear business attire. Early morning, I saw all our classmates dressed up tidy ready to go to our first company’s visit in Beijing - Wandong Medical Equipment Ltd.  This company was a professional worldwide supplier of MRI technology and radiology.  Annual production of medical equipment was 6000 units.  Its products exported to more than 50 countries and regions, especially high-ended products.  It also won more than 100 government contracts around different cities in China.

X-ray Equipment

Moreover, we had a chance to see the new MRI and X-ray equipment on how they produced and how they operated.  After visiting the showroom of the new equipment, there was a 2^nd part of presentation by the Director of Marketing.  Wangdong Medical Equipment Ltd became a publicly traded at Shanghai Stock Exchange in May 1999.  Wangdong was the leader of local manufacturing medical equipment in China.  Making good life and health for the public and profit to the shareholders was the mission of Wangdong.  The company emphasized in research and development of the products, so it had project cooperation with Tsing Hua University, Beijing University, and China government to innovate more advanced equipment.  Moreover, the quality and assurance control of Wangdong medical equipment was up to ISO9001 standard.  Wangdong received many products qualified certification in order to expand and develop its international market around the world.  Thus, its sales revenue kept growing without affected by the economic crisis.



CSUSB baskball team members
Nick, Manuel, Travis, AJ, Mauricio, and Louis

After lunch, we went shopping for a while.  Everybody left the shopping mall with hands full of souvenirs.  Then, we went to the sports stadium to have a basketball tournament with China Capital Steel Company.  Our CSUSB team members were Nick, Manuel, Travis, AJ, Mauricio, and Louis.  Our team did not practice or play together as a team before, so they might not play well in a team.  However, the opposing team had been practiced for a long time.  They played well and knew each other’s skills and positions well in the team.  It was not surprised that they could play better than us.  Although we lost in the first half around, our team played better and better.  In the 2^nd half round, all the team members played so hard to catch the ball, pass, and run around in order to make a basket.  In a certain time, our team won by 6 points ahead.  Unfortunately, our team finally lost 5 points to end this tournament.      



The host toasted us for welcoming to Beijing



At night, we were so happy to be invited for a dinner by China Capital Steel Company.   My classmate – Andrea wore a traditional Chinese long dress with Jade accessories.  She looked pretty and was invited by the host to sit at the head table.  It was a great honor for her to be seated next to the host. 

Dr Lin toasted the host for the warm hospitality

To show a good and friendly "guan xi” between CSUSB and China Capital Steel Company, the host toasted us first for welcoming to Beijing.  Then, Dr Lin on behalf of CSUSB toasted the host for the warm hospitality.  Chinese liked drinking in order to build up a close business relationship.  Tonight, I saw our classmates showing a great respect to our host.  We not only on behalf of CSUSB presented gifts and gave speech to appreciate our host’s invitation, but also respectfully accepted all the toasts.  I was sure we all learnt well in Chinese culture during these few days in China.  At last, each of us also received a box of moon cakes from the host as a gift to celebrate for mid-autumn festival.