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Second China―U.S. Governors Forum Held 　　To implement the consensusreached by the State leaders， and advance exchanges and cooperation between local governments， the Second China-U.S. Governors Forum cosponsored by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the National Governors Association of the U.S. was held in Beijing and Tianjin April 15-16. Huang Xingguo， Mayor of Tianjin， Zhang Qingwei， Governor of Hebei Province， Lu Hao， Acting Governor of Heilongjiang Province， Su Shulin， Governor of Fujian Province and Chen Wu， Acting Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region， together with their American counterparts Iowa Governor Terry Branstad， Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell， were among 150 Chinese and US representatives. The forum was co-chaired by CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin and Governor Branstad. The participants had in-depth discussions on economic and trade cooperation and environmental management experience-sharing between local governments. On China-U.S. Local Government Economic and Trade Cooperation Mayor Huang Xingguo said，“China and the U.S. are highly complementary economically and there are broad areas for bilateral cooperation. There are more than 3，300 projects funded by over 700 American busi- nesses in Tianjin now， with total investment of US$6.8 billion； 161 enterprises from Tianjin have invested in the U.S. It is very important for the two sides to create a good environment for mutual investment with joint efforts.” Governor Su Shulin pointed out that the restriction of investment in some industries and the complicated examination and approval procedures of the U.S. had greatly hindered Chinese investment. He hoped that the US side would take steps to resolve these issues. In recent years， the investment environment of Fujian had improved， attracting US investment in 1，560 projects with a total volume of US$4.7 billion and a good momentum was being maintained. Governor Zha