US states seek closer trade ties
Source: Xinhua |
October 15, 2011, Saturday
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CHRIS Gregoire, the governor of Washington State in the United States, is to lead a delegation of state and territorial governors on a trade mission to China next week.
Gregoire and the governors of Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday to participate in the second China-US Governors Forum.
The first was held earlier this year in Utah. Four Chinese provincial leaders participated.
The forum, co-convened by the US National Governors Association and the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, will focus on economic development and job creation, according to the US NGA.
Gregoire said: "Strong bilateral relationships between the US and China also support a more predictable market environment, where access to capital is strong, workforces are skilled and educated, and regulatory and business processes are generally transparent."
China is already Washington State's top export destination. According to foreign trade statistics released by the US Census Bureau, the value of Washington's exports to China reached US$10.3 billion last year, almost a 20 percent share of the state's exports.
Gregoire and the governors of Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday to participate in the second China-US Governors Forum.
The first was held earlier this year in Utah. Four Chinese provincial leaders participated.
The forum, co-convened by the US National Governors Association and the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, will focus on economic development and job creation, according to the US NGA.
Gregoire said: "Strong bilateral relationships between the US and China also support a more predictable market environment, where access to capital is strong, workforces are skilled and educated, and regulatory and business processes are generally transparent."
China is already Washington State's top export destination. According to foreign trade statistics released by the US Census Bureau, the value of Washington's exports to China reached US$10.3 billion last year, almost a 20 percent share of the state's exports.
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