"Deng Xiaoping opened China's very first Consulate General in the United States in Houston. By virtue of the fact that President George H. W. Bush in 1974 served as one of our first envoys to our initial Liaison Office in Beijing, Bush established personal relations with key Chinese figures; those relationships served him well as vice president and president of the United States," he said.
As an international port city with a very large Chinese immigrant community, Houston continues to benefit from the relationship, with China as our second-largest trading partner, he said.
He added that Houston's energy, real estate and other sectors benefit from a significant flow of foreign direct investments from China to help fund local Chinatown expansions, high-rise condominium developments inside the Loop, and oil and gas and other Houston business deals.
Foster stressed that continued and honest dialogue between the United States and China is critical, Houston can continue to do its part in enhancing and improving U.S. bilateral relationship with China.
Untermeyer, former U.S. ambassador to Qatar from 2004 to 2007 and also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, pointed out the importance of a healthy and stable ties between the United States and China to the world economy and peace.
Describing China as a rising major country, he said: "China is very important for the U.S. and the world because the world peace and economic prosperity depend critically on China and the United State, the two countries must keep good relations and enjoy good cooperation."
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