TN-China Network Blog

  On January 25, 2018, TN-China Network and Belmont University hosted a China Supply Chain Management Seminar in Nashville. Nearly 40 people attended to learn from the excellent panel of speakers that shared a variety of perspectives on China supply chain management. The speakers/moderator included: Belmont University Jack C. Massey College of Business Dennis Chen, […]

                China Supply Chain Management Seminar Thursday, January 25, 2018 7:30 – 10:00 am CT at Belmont University in Nashville Frist Lecture Hall in the Inman Building Fourth Floor Conference Center   During this seminar, logistics and supply chain experts will give presentations and answer audience questions on key […]

  On August 27, 2017, TN-China Network (TNCN) friends and members met and networked at the Knoxville Asian Festival in Market Square of downtown Knoxville. We enjoyed the festival’s delicious food, great music and performances, and the opportunity to see friends and make new ones. The TNCN booth sat next to the Innovate Manufacturing / […]

  Companies from across middle and east Tennessee attended the China Business Experts Roundtable on August 9, 2017. Hosted by TN-China Network and Georgia China Alliance, the event provided a great networking and learning opportunity for attendees and panelists alike. Over 40 people participated in the event, including senior executives from manufacturing, exporting, and importing […]

Below are links and highlights from recent articles on China trade and business. To get faster news updates, follow TNCN on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   Free Trade Helps Tennessee Manufacturers Knoxville News Sentinel (KNS) – Jan. 25, 2017 – “According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, Tennessee business exported $18.4 billion […]

  On October 21, 2016, Innovate Manufacturing in Knoxville announced that they have been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Development Corporation of Knox County to ease the financial burden of relocating engineers and technicians from China to train Innovate’s Knoxville team. The announcement was made at Innovate’s one-year anniversary open house (photo above). According […]

TN-China Network (TNCN) has had a busy fall season filled with events this year! At our booth at the Knoxville Asian Festival in August, at our first TNCN happy hour in Nashville in September sponsored by COFACE, and while speaking at the Tennessee World Affairs Council CHINA Town Hall in October, we had a great […]

  We apologize for the late notice, but we just found out about great opportunities to tour Chinese-invested factories in East Tennessee, and we wanted get the word out in case you are able to make it!   Tour Yanfeng Automotive Interiors – TODAY 8 – 9:30 am ET Automotive interior parts manufacturer Yanfeng Automotive […]

  Several Chinese companies in Tennessee are now hiring. Please read below for details of the positions.   East Tennessee Cirrus Aircraft – Knoxville/Alcoa The Cirrus Aircraft Corporation is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1984. The company is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, and is now owned by China Aviation Industry General […]

(Translation by Fei Liu) In 2015, eight companies from mainland China and Hong Kong announced new investments in Tennessee, more than double the number of investment announcements in the state from greater China in 2014, according to TN-China Network research. In addition, four companies from mainland China and Taiwan announced expansions in Tennessee in 2015. […]