Mayor: LA loves China's business from page 1

China Daily | Updated: 2016-06-23 11:06

I think the bridge we have built between Chinese cities and US cities started here in Los Angeles and changed the world. Forty percent of the emissions come from Chinese and American cities, and Los Angeles, in particular, (understands the) struggles that Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities are going through with air quality.

We want to share our experience because that's about when I was growing up here - my lungs hurt, you couldn't see mountains, you couldn't breathe. We show that you can keep the economy moving and clean the air.

So whether it's the experience that we have and we can share with China, or vice versa. Chinese companies are doing green technology that we can use here. I think it's a two-way street. But I hope to continue to be a campaigner to help China clean its cities' air and use Los Angeles' story to prove it's possible.

In attracting Chinese investment, how does Los Angeles compete with other cities on the West Coast, especially with San Francisco?

We love San Francisco, Seattle and other cities. They are great. But Los Angeles is No. 1 in investment right now for a reason. I think people see much more land, much more opportunity, cheaper prices and much more diversified economy. It's not just technology, but we have more technology jobs in Los Angeles County than in Silicon Valley.

We have more diverse jobs, from space and aerospace to engineering and architecture services, to fashion, to music, to Hollywood as well as digital technology. I think people see that the educational institutions here - three of the top 25 universities - and investment infrastructure, are kind of a match, not only on the West Coast, but in the United States right now. So it's a safe, secure place to put money.

If the economy is good in China, money comes here; even if the economy has a dip in China, it's a safe place to put money and to be able to take back and put into another investment.

I think that's why Los Angeles has more visitors, more Chinese students and more Chinese investment than in any other city on the West Coast.

Contact the writers at liazhu@chinadailyusa.com

Photo

Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic

Xi's vision on shared future for humanity

Air Force units explore new airspace

Macao Light Festival 2017 unveiled

Crew members of high-speed trains linking Xi'an, Chengdu

Free trade studies agreed on as Li meets with Canadian PM Trudeau

Latest

State Council News

Premier Li urges information integration to serve the public

Premier Li urges information disclosure on public resource allocation

Exclusive

Xi's vision on shared future for humanity

Dialogue links global political parties

How expats are making their Chinese dream come true

Editor's picks

Beijing limits signs attached to top of buildings across city

Veteran freight locomotive now leads passenger trains

Ten photos you don't wanna miss

Ten photos from across China: Nov 17-23

Special

Discovering Hainan

CPC encyclopedia

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.

Registration Number: 130349

<dfn id="te6pb"></dfn>