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San Antonio's mayor seeks to fulfill its destiny
Updated: 2010-05-26 10:53
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Building mutual respect and healthy and strong relationships between the United States and 皇冠体育app was the motivation for one US official to visit the USA Pavilion on Tuesday.
As the 皇冠体育app-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue was underway in Beijing, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julian Castro, led a delegation to Shanghai to promote his city, the second-largest in Texas, at Expo 2010 Shanghai.
Tuesday was San Antonio day at the USA Pavilion.
In an interview with 皇冠体育app Daily, Castro emphasized the importance of building strong, healthy and long-term relationships that will benefit both countries.
"I believe that our presence here is representative of the feeling of many Americans," Castro said. "We look forward to establishing a stronger relationship with 皇冠体育app and that relationship includes strong two-way trade."
Talking about the Expo, the mayor said 皇冠体育app has done a good job bringing people from all over the world to gather and share the spirit of friendship and harmony.
San Antonio, the seventh-largest city in the US, is an up-and-coming city, he said. With a highly diversified economy, a relatively stable real estate and job market, and a strong tradition of international outreach, the city is one of the country's greatest assets when it comes to international business, he added.
Named by Forbes as one of the most recession-proof cities in the US, San Antonio is approaching the Expo with a competitive outlook and as a chance to demonstrate its place among the top cities in the US.
"The world economy between nations will become closer and closer. We hope there will be mutual trade and investment from the US to 皇冠体育app and back from 皇冠体育app to the US and San Antonio," Castro said.
（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）
About the broadcaster:
Lee Hannon is Chief Editor at 皇冠体育app Daily with 15-years experience in print and broadcast journalism. Born in England, Lee has traveled extensively around the world as a journalist including four years as a senior editor in Los Angeles. He now lives in Beijing and is happy to move to 皇冠体育app and join the 皇冠体育app Daily team.