Posted on Feb. 11: Chinese ambassador to Canada visits McMaster

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Mei_Ping_2.jpg” caption=”Mei Ping”]Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Canada Mei Ping is exploring McMaster and its strong Chinese connections.

Ping, and his wife Mei Lin Sha, visited with students Monday in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC). Today, he will tour the School of Business Trading Centre and AIC wing, as well as the Faculty of Engineering's Machining Systems Laboratory and McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute. He returns to Ottawa this afternoon.

McMaster President Peter George hosted a reception and dinner for the ambassador Monday. Luke Chan, executive director of the Office of International Affairs, hosted a dinner Sunday.

Born in 1943 in Shanghai, Mei became the ambassador in 1998. He is the fourth ambassador of China to visit McMaster.

The number of Chinese students attending McMaster has increased substantially since 1994, when the University had three undergraduate students from China, according to the Office of International Affairs.

In 2002, preliminary figures show McMaster had 635 undergraduate and 116 graduate visa students from China. In 2002, a total of 1,537 international students (undergraduate and graduate) attended McMaster.

Photo caption: Pictured above, Ping and Lin Sha spoke with first-year social science student Bailin Li, top left, and first-year MBA student Chao Yu during his visit with students in the MUSC. Photo credit: Chantall Van Raay

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Mei_Ping_2.jpg" caption="Mei Ping"]Ambassador of the People&#039;s Republic of China to Canada Mei Ping is exploring McMaster and its strong Chinese connections.<p><br />
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Ping, and his wife Mei Lin Sha, visited with students Monday in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC). Today, he will tour the School of Business Trading Centre and AIC wing, as well as the Faculty of Engineering&#039;s Machining Systems Laboratory and McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute. He returns to Ottawa this afternoon.<p><br />
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McMaster President Peter George hosted a reception and dinner for the ambassador Monday. Luke Chan, executive director of the Office of International Affairs, hosted a dinner Sunday. <p> <br />
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Born in 1943 in Shanghai, Mei became the ambassador in 1998. He is the fourth ambassador of China to visit McMaster.<p><br />
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The number of Chinese students attending McMaster has increased substantially since 1994, when the University had three undergraduate students from China, according to the Office of International Affairs.<p><br />
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In 2002, preliminary figures show McMaster had 635 undergraduate and 116 graduate visa students from China. In 2002, a total of 1,537 international students (undergraduate and graduate) attended McMaster.<p><br />
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<i>Photo caption: Pictured above, Ping and Lin Sha spoke with first-year social science student Bailin Li, top left, and first-year MBA student Chao Yu during his visit with students in the MUSC. Photo credit: Chantall Van Raay</i>

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