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President Xi visit helped showcase Washington state as “world-class center of innovation”

September 25, 2015

 

President Xi's visit to Washington state helped strengthen economic and cultural ties and showcased Washington as a world-class center of innovation.

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his delegation departed from Paine Field today following two full days of meetings and announcements with many of Washington’s top business and government leaders.

 

Gov. Jay Inslee,

who led a trade delegation to China in 2013, invited President Xi to Washington because of the deep economic and cultural ties Washington shares with China.

 

China is Washington’s state’s top trading partner with more than $29 billion of trade in 2014. Nearly one-quarter of all Washington exports go to China.

 

Washington state’s businesses, universities and research institutions were the focus of global news as President Xi, First Lady Peng Liyuan and dozens of Chinese governors, mayors and ministerial officials made stops throughout the Puget Sound region and signed business deals and partnership agreements.

 

“President Xi’s visit gave us a rare opportunity to truly showcase Washington state as a world-class center of innovation,” Inslee said. “Our universities, businesses and research institutions are on the leading edge of everything from technology and airplanes to vaccines and cures for cancer. President Xi’s visit will help strengthen ties with our Chinese partners and open doors for new partnerships around the world.”

 

President Xi gave his only policy speech of his U.S. trip at a dinner banquet in Seattle where dignitaries such as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were in attendance. The president’s speech covered multiple topics including economic reforms, international relations and cybersecurity.

 

President Xi met with a local delegation of elected officials that included Senator Patty Murray, U.S. Representatives Jim McDermott, Rick Larsen, Adam Smith and Suzan DelBene, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, and others.

 

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