Drive to attract more Chinese medical tourists to Los Angeles

GUANGZHOU - Los Angeles' mayor Eric Garcetti has signed a memorandum of understanding in Guangzhou to attract more Chinese medical tourists to the western United States.

Nine Chinese and US signatories have agreed to promote medical tourism from China to the city. They are China Southern Airlines; the city of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board; the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation; Cedar Sinai Medical Center; City of Hope Hospital; Children's Hospital Los Angeles; UCLA; and USC.

Garcetti began his 12-day visit to China, South Korea and Japan by pushing to increase tourism and investment in Los Angeles.