2016年CRI Michigan welcomes Chinese investment regardless of US national politics: Governor

 

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is leading the delegation¹, marking his 6th annual investment mission to China since taking office in 2011. Speaking in Beijing, Snyder says he timed the trip right after the recent US presidential election to show his state's commitment to creating a healthy environment for Chinese businesses, regardless of the overall political landscape in the US.

"That was one of the things we looked at, when we looked at the timing² of this visit, for this year. I wanted to do it after the election because I didn't know which one would get elected. But I believed it was a good opportunity to say as a state, we see great value in all the relationships we have been building at a subnational level and how those should continue."

The Governor adds that his recommendation to President-elect Donald Trump³ will be to maintain a strong and positive relationship with China.

Since Snyder's first trade mission six years ago, Michigan has received 650 million US dollars in new investment from China. Adding on mergers⁴ and acquisitions, that figure reaches 3 billion dollars in total.

Michigan is the base of the US auto⁵ industry, home to both General Motors and Ford⁶. Recent Chinese investment in the state has mainly focused on automobile⁷ manufacturing.

This year's delegation from Michigan is introducing the state's latest promotional campaign called "Planet M," which stands for Michigan -a new plan to try to re-brand Michigan as a hub of transportation innovation, with a focus on developing connected and automated⁸ vehicles.

Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit -the most populous⁹ city in Michigan, is on the trip to China to try to promote the economic recovery of his city. Back in 2013, Detroit,billions ofdollars in debt, filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy¹⁰ in US history under the previous mayor. The bankruptcy was eventually settled with the city's major creditors¹¹. Now, billing Detroit as America's "Great Comeback City," Mayor Duggan says the city has been showing signs of economic rejuvenation¹².

"We are seeing business investment come back in a huge way, including the national research institutes for light weight metals and composites that go in the next generation of cars. And we are seeing thousands of young people, millennials, in their 20's and 30's, moving to Detroit, from around the country, and around the world, to start new businesses and engage in new enterprises."

During the delegation's visit to Shenzhen earlier in the week, the two sides entered an Economic Partnership¹³ MOU, with the goal of establishing a new Michigan-Shenzhen Trade, Investment and Innovation Corporation Center. That project will focus on innovation and product development between Michigan and Shenzhen.

Another major goal of this tour by Michigan officials is to try to highlight the natural beauty and cultural offerings of Michigan to Chinese tourists. Situated¹⁴ along four of the five Great Lakes, the state's 5,150 kilometers of freshwater shoreline is the longest in the world. Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes¹⁵ have been dubbed¹⁶ by some as the "most beautiful place in America." 

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 mergers   

n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。 来自辞典例句
• Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

6 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

7 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

8 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

9 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

10 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

11 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 rejuvenation   

n. 复原，再生, 更新, 嫩化, 恢复

参考例句：

• Prolonged starvation and aging might lead to rejuvenation of embryogenic potential. 长期的饥饿和衰老可以导致胚胎发生能力的复壮。
• All this signs rejuvenation of agriculture. 所有这些都预示着农业将复苏。

13 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

14 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

15 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

16 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》