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China, US firms ink $5.7b deals in Chicago(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-29 09:11 CHICAGO -- Over 50 Chinese companies signed 28 trade and investment contracts worth about US$5.7 billion with US firms on Tuesday at the end of the China-US Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum.
The deals covering mainly the machinery, electronic products and green energy technology will help gain trade balance between the two countries, said a spokeswoman of the visiting Chinese delegation led by Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming.
"The economic recession is affecting both countries, and these deals come at a critical time and will help both countries get out of the difficult time," an official of Illinois State government told Xinhua during the forum. He said a stronger commercial bonds between the United States and China will also help world economy to go up quickly. Speaking at the forum, the visiting Chinese minister said "we will continue to encourage Chinese companies to import more from the United States, and we will also welcome US companies and trade-promotion agencies to be more active in China." He expressed the hope that the two sides will work more closely to strengthen economic ties between the two countries and make joint efforts to weather the current economic crisis.
The first Global Think Tank Summit will be held in Beijing from July 2-4, where close to 100 top-notch think tanks from home and abroad will be represented, including the Brookings Institution.
Main Forum
International Financial and Economic Crisis and Global Economic OutlookSub-Forums
I: Promoting Trade Liberalization and Investment Facilitation II: Sustainable Development and Macro-economic Policies III: Cooperation and Responsibilities of Multinationals during the Financial and Economic Crisis IV: Global Consumption, Savings and Financial Security V: Idea Exchange with Global Think Tanks on Key Economic IssuesAgenda
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