Liu Guangxi (second from right, at the table), chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade's (CCPIT) Yunnan Sub-Council, discusses Yunnan province's advantages for foreign investment and its business community's interest in investing in the US with a group of US governmental economic development officers and business leaders in Arlington, Virginia on Oct 18. Liu's delegation, consisting of business executives from leading companies in Yunnan and being the province's first substantial trade and investment delegation to the US, was hosted by the CCPIT General Representative in the US Zhao Zhenge (right), who emphasized CCPIT's mission in promoting two-way trade and investment through regional and industrial sectoral cooperation between the US and China and providing commercial and legal services, especially during the critical moment of the trade frictions between the two countries. The Chinese embassy's Minister Counselor Tian Deyou (to left of Liu) also attended the meeting. CHARLENE CAI / CHINA DAILY
