The World Trade Centers Association welcomed organizers of the 2016 China International Investment & Trade Fair to New York on May 11.
The Chinese delegation introduced the fair’s level of service and extensive global networking opportunities to the association, who said they would relay the information to its member companies and business promotion agencies in various cities.
On May 12, the delegation visited the federal-level investment promotion agency SelectUSA.
The agency showed deep interest in the fair, which was initiated in 1997 in the city of Xiamen in Fujian province and said it would send a report to the US Commerce Department to suggest it to take part in the fair.
A consensus on a working mechanism for long-term cooperation was reached between CIFIT and SelectUSA.
The organizers also paid a visit to the office of the deputy mayor of Washington D.C. on May 12.
The office expressed the hope to find investors for D.C.’s financing and infrastructure sectors and asked the organizers to offer related companies information. The office is also interested in long-term cooperation with the fair.
Bill Black, president of the Greater Washington China Investment Center, participated in the 2015 fair, joining a delegation led by the deputy mayor of D.C.. Black said that the fair will be a great place for the small and medium-sized enterprises from D.C. to reach out to international investors and that the center looks to increase the presence of Chinese companies in the US.
China announced and implemented on May 15 a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
China and Georgia are set to waive visa requirements for travelers starting May 28.
