国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Chengdu, Austin -- cities of China, U.S. bonding over pursuit of innovation
<p><span word="AUSTIN">AUSTIN</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 9-- <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 13,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>, <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bond">bond</span>?</p><p><span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nurtured">nurtured</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fond">fond</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spicy">spicy</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="zeal">zeal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>.</p><p><span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="teaming">teaming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>," <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Adler">Adler</span>, <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span>," <span word="Adler">Adler</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> 46 <span word="incubators">incubators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span>, <span word="IBM">IBM</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Colligan">Colligan</span>, <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Expansion">Expansion</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>.</p><p><span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>," <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="to">to</span> 180 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (26.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yingming">Yingming</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Publicity">Publicity</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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