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Texas talks business with China

More than 90 people from Texas and China attended the China-Texas Investment and Trade Cooperation Forum on Wednesday at Greater Houston Partnership (GHP). The high-profile Chinese delegation of more than 20, led by Diao Chunhe, chairman of China International Contractors Association (CICA), consisted of executives from Fortune 500 Chinese corporations and provincial-level business officials. Texas and China's Ministry of Commerce also established a joint task force to carry out further economic exchange activities to promote bilateral trade and investment.
Outcomes: 
Chinese Consul General Li Qiangmin applauded the forum as the official initiation of a trade and investment cooperation mechanism between Chinese provinces and Texas and laying the groundwork to carry out the recently reached agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barak Obama.
Government?: 
No
Type of Exchange: 
business
Partners: 
Greater Houston Partnership (GHP)
China International Contractors Association (CICA)
Participants (Types): 
businesspeople
Number of Participants: 
90
Exchange Date: 
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Continuing: 
No
Location: 
Houston, Texas
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