US opens expanded consulate facility in booming Guangzhou
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="undersecretary">undersecretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consulates">consulates</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span>, 18,000-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="hectare">hectare</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consular">consular</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Marines">Marines</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="pavilions">pavilions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $267 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="Hebert">Hebert</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="official">official</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="centerpiece">centerpiece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="story">story</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 67 <span word="service">service</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, 22 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="has">has</span> 55 <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 29 <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span>.</p>
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