Cartersville Lawmaker Makes Business Pitch To China

ATLANTA – State Rep. Christian Coomer, R-Cartersville, along with 32 other members of a Georgia delegation, recently traveled to Shanghai and Xi’an, China, for an economic development mission. The delegation met with government and business leaders to support Georgia’s efforts to attract Chinese investment, trade, business development and tourism.

“I was deeply honored to travel to Shanghai and Xi’an and to play a role in further fortifying Georgia and China’s meaningful partnership,” Coomer said in a statement.

“It is critically important to maintain and strengthen Georgia’s economic ties with China, and I believe that this was accomplished through our mission," said Coomer, the majority whip in Georgia's House of Representatives. "I’d like to extend my sincerest gratitude to the Chinese government and business leaders who graciously welcomed us to their great country, which is rich in history and significance to Georgia.”

The mission included several prospect meetings, briefings and discussions with the U.S. Commercial Service and the American Chamber of Commerce, trade/export meetings and gatherings to build relationships with Chinese government and business leaders.

Additionally, the members of the Georgia delegation were among the first passengers to fly Delta Air Lines’ relaunched route from Atlanta to Shanghai, and the mission included a reception to celebrate the new route and an official agreement signing between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Shanghai Airport Authority.

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Also during the mission, Complete Flooring Supply Corp., a flooring manufacturer based in Shanghai, announced plans to establish a $30 million factory and create 100 jobs in Gordon County.

Coomer represents House District 14, which includes portions of Bartow and Floyd counties. He was elected to the House in 2010 and serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and the Banks and Banking, Ethics, Juvenile Justice, Judiciary Non-Civil, Retirement, Rules and Transportation committees.

Image: Rep. Christian Coomer poses during Georgia lawmakers' recent economic development mission in China (Georgia House of Representatives).

Release: Georgia House of Representatives