AMBASSADOR SASSER INVITATION FOR CHINA COMPUTER TRADE MISSION MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR JAMES R. SASSER EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEIJING, CHINA March 3,1998 Dear IT Executive: I would like to invite you to participate in the 1998 U.S. Computer Industry Trade Mission to China from May 6 to 15. The trade mission, led by John E. McPhee, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology and Aerospace Industries, will begin in Hong Kong and include stops in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. This mission enjoys the full support of the American Embassy in China. China's economy is booming. More than 25 percent of households in China's major cities -- Beijng, Shanghai and Guangzhou -- own personal computers. We expect that the installed home personal computer base in these three cities will double in 1998. Whether your company is a large corporation or a small enterprise, the 1998 U.S. Computer Industry Trade Mission to China will help you gain valuable market exposure and the targeted contacts you need to sell in the world's fastest growing major computer market. Experienced professionals in the American Embassy and Consulates at each stop will provide mission participants with logistical support and arrange valuable one-on-one business appointments in advance. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to enter the Chinese market. Sincerely, James R. Sasser For more information about the U.S. Computer Industry Trade Mission to China, contact Bryan D. Larson at 202-482-1987, Fax: 202-482-0952, or e-mail: Bryan_Larson@ita.doc.gov. WEB: Office of Computers Homepage, http://inforserv2.ita.doc.gov/ocbe/ocbehome.nsf. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the China Computer Trade Mission Director via e-mail, Bryan_Larson@ita.doc.gov.

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