Global Technology Initiative

SITES VISITED
 

Companies / Institutes
GEM Electronics
SEMI, China Headquarters
Intel
GM
ForteBio
Shanghai Urban Planning - Exhibition Center
Semiconductor Manufacturing - International Incorporated
H&Q Asia Pacific Shanghai

Cultural Sites
Pearl of the Orient
Shanghai Maglev - magnetic levitation train
Shanghai International Circuit
City-God Temple & Market (Yu-Yuan)
Shang-Yang Market

SUMMARY OF TRIP

Shanghai is set in a beautiful location, with the Huang-Pu River running through the city. Along with the contemporary architecture and city planning, Shanghai has become a distinguished place in Asia. It is "a shining example of China as the 'next great economy.' Shanghai's skyscrapers are unimaginably tall. The whole district of Pudong, filled with these skyscrapers, was developed in less than twelve years. If the government can maintain its course, China will be the next big economic powerhouse, if not so already," (Smyth, Gerald). All of the GTI scholars agreed that Shanghai is similar to urban areas like New York, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

Summary provided by: David Gutierrez, Hesham Hussain, David Skarbek, and Jennifer Soong.