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Governor Quinn Announces Centers Opening to Sell More Illinois Products in China – American Goods Centers to Open This Fall in Beijing, Shanghai
SHANGHAI – September 21, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn continued his trade mission in China by visiting Shanghai where he announced Illinois exports will soon be more readily available to Chinese consumers.
Governor Quinn to Lead Trade Mission to China – Trip Will Focus on Exports, Foreign Direct Investment, Education and Supporting Emerging Technologies
CHICAGO – September 15, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn will travel to the People’s Republic of China tomorrow in an effort to increase economic opportunities between Illinois and China.
First redistricting hearing under way
March 28, 2011 By Andrew Thomason Illinois Statehouse News CHICAGO — The process of drawing Illinois’ next political map has begun officially. Senators gathered in a packed committee room to hear testimony from a variety of interest groups and individuals on how the state’s political geography should look for the coming 10 years.
China’s Economy On Track To Top America’s
Enlarge Carolyn Kaster / AP President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet Chinese President Hu Jintao at the state dinner at the White House on Wednesday. Hu’s red carpet treatment in Washington this week underscores his country’s status as the top U.S.
China says it has capacity to curb inflation (AP)
SHANGHAI – Beijing has the capacity to control surging prices while keeping economic growth on track, China’s main planning agency said Monday, in the latest effort to quell public anxiety about simmering inflation. Conditions are right for cooling prices, despite worries over rising food costs, the National Development said Reform Commission said Monday on its website.
US, EU urge major economies to avoid currency battle (AFP)
LISBON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama and European Union leaders called on major economies once again Saturday to avoid waging a war of competing currency devaluations. The two economic powers met at a time of global market concern over the fragile state of indebted European economies, amid fears that countries may fight to lower their currencies’ values to boost exports.
G-20 fallout: Trade barriers, tensions could rise (AP)
WASHINGTON – The world’s most important economies are going home to look after themselves. They left their summit without any meaningful agreement, finding it ever harder to cooperate and more likely to erect trade barriers to protect their own interests.
US ‘encouraged’ at rise of China’s yuan (AFP)
SEOUL (AFP) – The United States is “very encouraged” by China’s progress in allowing the yuan to rise, despite “heat” and public rows with Beijing over exchange rates, a senior US official said Friday. The official, speaking at the G20 summit in Seoul, said Beijing was also moving towards addressing some of Washington’s other concerns, including on trade and intellectual property issues.
China’s president visits Portugal, eyes investment (AP)
LISBON, Portugal – Chinese President Hu Jintao has started a two-day state visit to Portugal where officials are hoping investments by Beijing will help revive one of the European Union’s frailest economies. China has been using its large foreign currency reserves to expand its economic presence in western Europe.
China’s Hu defends currency policy (AFP)
PARIS (AFP) – Chinese President Hu Jintao said that Beijing’s currency policy, under fire from the United States and European Union for keeping the yuan low so as to boost exports, is coherent and responsible. “To redress commercial imbalances, the parties concerned must change their pattern of development, restructure their economies and promote free and fair trade, fighting any form of trade protectionism,” Hu told Tuesday’s Le Figaro daily ahead of a visit to France this week.
