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Dayton leads Minnesota trade mission to China

10:06 AM, June 13, 2012

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During his trip to China, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new Greater MSP and Minnesota Trade Office in Shanghai. Freelance reporter Adam Minter tweeted this photo of that event Wednesday morning. (Courtesy Adam Minter, via Twitter)

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  • Adam Minter: American journalist living in Shanghai. His articles appear regularly in The Atlantic, Bloomberg and other publications.

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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton continues his travels in China Wednesday, where he's leading a delegation of 50 state business leaders and other officials.

Earlier Wednesday, he cut the ribbon on a new trade office in Shanghai.

Writer and native Minnesotan Adam Minter was there covering Dayton's trip for Minnpost and joined The Daily Circuit Wednesday to discuss the governor's trip.

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