US Ambassador Locke to leave post next year
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Locke">Locke</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Citing">Citing</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="Locke">Locke</span>, 63, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rejoin">rejoin</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Serving">Serving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="appreciates">appreciates</span> <span word="Locke">Locke</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Bonnie">Bonnie</span> <span word="Glaser">Glaser</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Locke">Locke</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="visas">visas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p><p><span word="Locke">Locke</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="Glaser">Glaser</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Rhodium">Rhodium</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $6.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reached">reached</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 12 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> $5.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="Wenzhao">Wenzhao</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Locke">Locke</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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