US city looks to better China ties

SAN FRANCISCO: The mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, is scheduled to arrive in Shanghai tomorrow to launch a privately funded business recruitment initiative, as part of the city's drive in the past two years to further relations with China and its own environmental projects.

"The two most important things for us are energy independence and establishing a stronger relationship with China," Newsom said, ahead of his arrival in the financial center.

The ChinaSF, a joint initiative between the San Francisco Center for Economic Development and the city of San Francisco, aims at combining the goal of creating an innovative green economy with building stronger ties with China.