Why does a Maricopa County Supervisor need to spend any time in China?!! Answer: He doesn’t so must be some nefarious business going on.
I once took a look at how many U.S. cities have "sister cities" in China. I stopped counting after a couple of hundred.
One of Phoenix's sister cities is Chengdu, China. For $100 to $1500, you can attend a Mayor's International Evening in Chengdu (actually in Phoenix) on September 21.
gymbeau will be happy to know that Calgary is another sister city of Phoenix, and that Calgary includes Daqing, China among its other sister cities.