Deputy Secretary of CPC Chengdu Committee and Mayor Ge Honglin met US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Hormats and his companions.

Ge Honglin says that in recent years, the exchanges and cooperation between Chengdu and the United States in the aspects of economy, trade, education and culture have increasingly accelerated. American famous enterprises have settled in Chengdu such as Intel, Texas Instruments, Dell etc., and a sound development trend has been maintained. This year, the State Council approved the regional planning of Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone. The planning clarifies the development goals for Chengdu, and points out crucial measures for Chengdu as it rapidly integrates into world economy. The objective position brings Chengdu to a higher starting point, and also provides greater space for Chengdu to accelerate its development and opening up. Chengdu city pays close attention to the friendly exchanges with American cities and its people, and is willing to speak frankly with their American friends. We hope you can bring what you see and what you hear in Chengdu back to US, and advocate for Chengdu in the US, and both parties jointly promote continuous cooperation.

Robert Hormats says Chengdu is a city with both historical culture and innovative awareness. In the process of rapidly integrating into the world economy, Chengdu is playing a more and more important role. Moreover, Chengdu has highly protected its intellectual property, highly advocated market fair competition, which must attract more than enterprises to invest here, and I willingly make efforts to promote continuous cooperation between both parties.