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LEADERSHIP
Happy Year of the Rooster! The Lunar New Year is a Now is an opportune time for the U.S. and China not only to
time to honor traditions and start anew. The two ideas recollect the established customs and practices that underpin
may seem contradictory at first, but in fact, together they enable our current economic relationship, but also to reconsider what
individual and organizational growth. Traditions keep us we each might do differently to strengthen the bilateral economic
grounded, and serve as the foundation that enables us to reach relationship to yield better outcomes for both American and
out in search of new opportunities. Chinese business.
Happy Year of the Rooster! I wish you all good health and
As is my family’s tradition, we spent this New Year in Guangzhou, lasting prosperity!
enjoying the relative calm of the city and the beautiful flower 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达!
markets and lantern festivals. On February 15th, I had the honor
to help inaugurate Xiamen Airline’s new non-stop flight from Charles Bennett
Fuzhou to New York City. This new flight to the U.S. serves as Consul General
a great example of the continuing opportunities to promote Consulate General of the United States of America
people-to-people exchanges and enhance business opportunities Guangzhou, China
between the United States and China.
AmCham South China’s annual White Paper on the Business
Environment has become a tradition in its own right. Starting
in 2008, the White Paper has evolved to become an invaluable
resource to those seeking to better understand where business
cooperation between our two countries is flourishing and
where (and how) it could be improved. It accomplishes this by
providing industry’s perspective and suggestions independent of
government influence. I congratulate AmCham on the release of
its 2017 White Paper.
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LEADERSHIP
Happy Year of the Rooster! The Lunar New Year is a Now is an opportune time for the U.S. and China not only to
time to honor traditions and start anew. The two ideas recollect the established customs and practices that underpin
may seem contradictory at first, but in fact, together they enable our current economic relationship, but also to reconsider what
individual and organizational growth. Traditions keep us we each might do differently to strengthen the bilateral economic
grounded, and serve as the foundation that enables us to reach relationship to yield better outcomes for both American and
out in search of new opportunities. Chinese business.
Happy Year of the Rooster! I wish you all good health and
As is my family’s tradition, we spent this New Year in Guangzhou, lasting prosperity!
enjoying the relative calm of the city and the beautiful flower 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达!
markets and lantern festivals. On February 15th, I had the honor
to help inaugurate Xiamen Airline’s new non-stop flight from Charles Bennett
Fuzhou to New York City. This new flight to the U.S. serves as Consul General
a great example of the continuing opportunities to promote Consulate General of the United States of America
people-to-people exchanges and enhance business opportunities Guangzhou, China
between the United States and China.
AmCham South China’s annual White Paper on the Business
Environment has become a tradition in its own right. Starting
in 2008, the White Paper has evolved to become an invaluable
resource to those seeking to better understand where business
cooperation between our two countries is flourishing and
where (and how) it could be improved. It accomplishes this by
providing industry’s perspective and suggestions independent of
government influence. I congratulate AmCham on the release of
its 2017 White Paper.
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