London mayor hails free trade, subway system during visit
<p><span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="optimistically">optimistically</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Pilot">Pilot</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span> <span word="overlooking">overlooking</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bund">Bund</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="cyclist">cyclist</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>-<span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span>, <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weeklong">weeklong</span> <span word="jaunt">jaunt</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="British">British</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fold">fold</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="bikes">bikes</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="blond">blond</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comparing">comparing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="favorably">favorably</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Underground">Underground</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> ... <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="step">step</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="developments">developments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Subway">Subway</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Line">Line</span> 1 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metro">metro</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Xidan">Xidan</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gongzhufen">Gongzhufen</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="News">News</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Clean">Clean</span>", "<span word="crowded">crowded</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="cheap">cheap</span>", <span word="were">were</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="subway">subway</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="only">only</span> 2 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($0.33) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>.</p>
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