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Interview: U.S. governor expects job opportunities from U.S.-China Governors Forum

The governors will welcome several provincial-level Chinese officials Friday for the first ever U.S.-China Governors Forum scheduled here. The officials include Zhao Hongzhu, secretary of the Communist Party of China Zhejiang Provincial Committee in eastern China, Wang Sanyun, governor of Anhui province in central China, Qin Guangrong, governor of Yunnan Province in southwest China, and Luo Huining, governor of Qinghai Province in northwest China. Participants will discuss ways to boost trade, investment, exchanges in new sources of energy, environment-protection cooperation and education exchanges.
Outcomes: 
The Governors Forum aims to enhance sub-national cooperation between China and the United States to promote mutual prosperity.
Government?: 
Yes
Type of Exchange: 
business
diplomatic
Partners: 
Maryland state government
Chinese provincial governments
Participants (Types): 
Governor Martin O'Malley, Chinese provincial leaders
Exchange Date: 
Friday, July 15, 2011
Continuing: 
No
Image: 
Level of Government: 
state/provincial
Location: 
Salt Lake City, Utah
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