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LEADERSHIP IT IS ONLY March and the year is already shaping up to be
full of initiatives aimed at strengthening the U.S.-China
bilateral relationship. medium sized companies, a critical source of economic growth,
innovation and employment.
U.S. Ambassador Baucus is an advocate of forming personal
connections between Chinese counterparts and U.S. businesses. In late March, we will partner with AmCham South China to
In January, I accompanied him to Fuzhou and Xiamen. He was host the U.S.-China Business Summit in Fuzhou. I encourage
very impressed to see collaboration between U.S. companies you to attend if your company is involved in clean energy,
and city leaders who value an open economy, where domestic environmental conservation, infrastructure improvement,
and foreign businesses are treated equally. It has been proven healthcare, or smart city development. At about the same time,
time and again that a level playing field for companies will we will also engage with our regional partners at the annual
attract investment, increase options for consumers, and create Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan.
jobs.
Lastly, I congratulate AmCham South China for its White Paper
In early February, I attended Air China’s launch of a Shenzhen- release this month. We value companies’ frank assessment of
Beijing-Los Angeles route. I was honored to attend the the business environment in China so I encourage your candid
ceremony because these new connections will play a crucial responses to the White Paper survey each year.
role in promoting people-to-people exchanges, as envisioned
by Presidents Obama and Xi when they agreed to designate I wish everyone a Happy Year of the Monkey and I look forward
2016 as the U.S.-China Tourism Year. I look forward to even to greater cooperation with you, AmCham South China, and our
more new international flights for U.S. and Chinese airlines. local government counterparts.
Furthermore, at the end of February we held the U.S. –China
Small and Medium Enterprise Summit, where we explored how
our respective countries can better support private small and
Charles Bennett
Consul General
Consulate General of the United States of America
Guangzhou, China
2
LEADERSHIP IT IS ONLY March and the year is already shaping up to be
full of initiatives aimed at strengthening the U.S.-China
bilateral relationship. medium sized companies, a critical source of economic growth,
innovation and employment.
U.S. Ambassador Baucus is an advocate of forming personal
connections between Chinese counterparts and U.S. businesses. In late March, we will partner with AmCham South China to
In January, I accompanied him to Fuzhou and Xiamen. He was host the U.S.-China Business Summit in Fuzhou. I encourage
very impressed to see collaboration between U.S. companies you to attend if your company is involved in clean energy,
and city leaders who value an open economy, where domestic environmental conservation, infrastructure improvement,
and foreign businesses are treated equally. It has been proven healthcare, or smart city development. At about the same time,
time and again that a level playing field for companies will we will also engage with our regional partners at the annual
attract investment, increase options for consumers, and create Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan.
jobs.
Lastly, I congratulate AmCham South China for its White Paper
In early February, I attended Air China’s launch of a Shenzhen- release this month. We value companies’ frank assessment of
Beijing-Los Angeles route. I was honored to attend the the business environment in China so I encourage your candid
ceremony because these new connections will play a crucial responses to the White Paper survey each year.
role in promoting people-to-people exchanges, as envisioned
by Presidents Obama and Xi when they agreed to designate I wish everyone a Happy Year of the Monkey and I look forward
2016 as the U.S.-China Tourism Year. I look forward to even to greater cooperation with you, AmCham South China, and our
more new international flights for U.S. and Chinese airlines. local government counterparts.
Furthermore, at the end of February we held the U.S. –China
Small and Medium Enterprise Summit, where we explored how
our respective countries can better support private small and
Charles Bennett
Consul General
Consulate General of the United States of America
Guangzhou, China
2
