President Xi Jinping outlined plans to focus on sustainability and environmental protection, reducing dependence on exporting, and taking a leadership role on the world stage.
Although two large global companies still dominate the market, artisan and craft beers are booming, and imports have risen 78 percent in the last decade.
The country is a distribution center within Europe for many companies, and has rising health care expenditures domestically as well as an ecosystem of research and development for innovations that make a worldwide impact.
With an aging population, Japan is looking to technology to help stem the increase in health care costs, and Wisconsin companies can supply some of these innovative devices.
About $7 billion is expected to be spent in the next five years, mostly by state and territorial governments, to build new schools and upgrade existing ones. All types of building products and services are needed.