Rapid development of Lujiazui marvels US delegation
An aerial view of Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial hub [Photo/pdtimes.com.cn]
A 70-member delegation from the Stern School of Business at New York University, the United States paid a visit to Lujiazui Financial City, Pudong New Area of Shanghai, on March 19.
The delegation was made up of teachers and students on the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program from the university, with most of the visiting students being senior executives from US financial institutions or technology companies.
Gladstone Alexander Aeschbach, or Gao Leshi in Chinese, is an American who studied in Fudan University in 2010 and worked in Shanghai for a few years after graduation. With a good command of Chinese, he is also known as a "know it all" of China.
"I was thrilled as this is the first time that I have returned to Shanghai and to Lujiazui in five years after returning home in 2014," said Aeschbach, noting that great changes have taken place in Lujiazui.
Despite Aeschbach currently working in the US, he has expressed his wish to go back to Shanghai. "The city is full of opportunities," he said.
Lujiazui Financial City, which represents the height and speed of China's economic development, is a window for the world to know about China, said He Jianmu, an official from the Shanghai Lujiazui financial development bureau.