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California sent its best salesman to Asia
China
Tuesday 28 September 2010
FJ
During its trade mission, the governor made promotion of citrus fruits, pistachio nuts and grapes of California.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger left Thursday on a six-day trade mission to Asia, vowing to be his state's "salesman in chief" on the trip to China, Japan and South Korea.
"This is 1.5 billion potential consumers for our products... I will be the salesman in chief. I will go out there and sell Californian products", he said.
The three Asian countries are key trade partners: in 2009, California exported 120 billion dollars' worth of goods to over 220 foreign markets, including 27 billion dollars to China, Japan and South Korea.
Farming was not forgotten, and the governor did not lose an opportunity to praise qualities of citrus fruits, grapes or pistachio nuts of California.
The trip by Schwarzenegger, whose state's economy has been hit hard by the global recession, will start Friday in China, where he will notably visit the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and travel to Hangzhou.
source : san francisco chronicle, examiner, mic gadget
