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Members of the delegation discuss their projects with Mayor of
San Antonio Ivy R. Taylor
involved deals for investments in projects in San Antonio and Ophthalmology School will visit the Chinese company in October
nearby cities in Texas, as well as, long term monthly deals of this year to finalize their cooperation details.
for Texas made consumer goods and commodities to be sold
through E-Commerce platforms in China. Also inked were MOUs to purchase Texas-grown nuts and other
agricultural goods for export to China worth between US$50-
The delegation was organized by the American Chamber US$100 million per month. An investment of $25 million in cold
of Commerce in South China with great support and direct chain storage technology; cooperation on development of elderly
involvement by the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. care facilities and a school of nursing; and, a potential under
Consulate General in Guangzhou and their superb coordination discussion but not yet signed US$250 million investment in a
with their San Antonio office and at the invitation of the Free zone development. One Chinese delegate retained a Washington
Trade Alliance San Antonio. The parties involved had spent law firm with a Houston office, McGuireWoods LLP to help it
nearly one year in preparation of arrangements and business secure up to a billion U.S. dollars in oil and gas for export.
matchmaking ahead of the trip to ensure maximum productivity
for both the U.S. and Chinese companies involved. José E. Martinez, President and CEO of Free Trade Alliance San
Antonio said “The new Cross-Border E-Commerce initiative by
The deals include a US$55 million investment in Rebecca Creek the Chinese leadership has opened the door to thousands of new
distillery, a leading U.S. maker of Rebecca Creek brand spirits, opportunities for American companies. We need to work hard to
to expand its existing operations in San Antonio and to export capitalize on this as it can help create tens of thousands of jobs
its products to China; a US$10 million investment by a leading here in Texas for hard working Americans while helping China’s
Chinese health care company together with UIW University to effort to build a consumer based economy.” Mr. Martinez is a
jointly build own and operate eye care centers in San Antonio, former head of U.S. Governments’ Trade Development Agency
Texas. This is the first eye care technology cooperation (TDA) and Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel and Special
between a U.S. and a Chinese entity. UIW’s Dean of Doctor of Assistant to President George Bush Sr. at the White House.
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Members of the delegation discuss their projects with Mayor of
San Antonio Ivy R. Taylor
involved deals for investments in projects in San Antonio and Ophthalmology School will visit the Chinese company in October
nearby cities in Texas, as well as, long term monthly deals of this year to finalize their cooperation details.
for Texas made consumer goods and commodities to be sold
through E-Commerce platforms in China. Also inked were MOUs to purchase Texas-grown nuts and other
agricultural goods for export to China worth between US$50-
The delegation was organized by the American Chamber US$100 million per month. An investment of $25 million in cold
of Commerce in South China with great support and direct chain storage technology; cooperation on development of elderly
involvement by the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service of the U.S. care facilities and a school of nursing; and, a potential under
Consulate General in Guangzhou and their superb coordination discussion but not yet signed US$250 million investment in a
with their San Antonio office and at the invitation of the Free zone development. One Chinese delegate retained a Washington
Trade Alliance San Antonio. The parties involved had spent law firm with a Houston office, McGuireWoods LLP to help it
nearly one year in preparation of arrangements and business secure up to a billion U.S. dollars in oil and gas for export.
matchmaking ahead of the trip to ensure maximum productivity
for both the U.S. and Chinese companies involved. José E. Martinez, President and CEO of Free Trade Alliance San
Antonio said “The new Cross-Border E-Commerce initiative by
The deals include a US$55 million investment in Rebecca Creek the Chinese leadership has opened the door to thousands of new
distillery, a leading U.S. maker of Rebecca Creek brand spirits, opportunities for American companies. We need to work hard to
to expand its existing operations in San Antonio and to export capitalize on this as it can help create tens of thousands of jobs
its products to China; a US$10 million investment by a leading here in Texas for hard working Americans while helping China’s
Chinese health care company together with UIW University to effort to build a consumer based economy.” Mr. Martinez is a
jointly build own and operate eye care centers in San Antonio, former head of U.S. Governments’ Trade Development Agency
Texas. This is the first eye care technology cooperation (TDA) and Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel and Special
between a U.S. and a Chinese entity. UIW’s Dean of Doctor of Assistant to President George Bush Sr. at the White House.
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