Exclusive Interview Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton's Love in China

Exclusive Interview Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton's Love in China Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Phoenix-Chengdu Sister City The first time I met Greg S...

The first time I met Greg Stanton was during China Week in 2011, when he was preparing to run for the mayor of Phoenix City. When I had an exclusive interview with him again, he had just been re-elected as the mayor of Phoenix, the fifth largest city in the United States.

"Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China’s Past And Present" English title: Last Train Home. "Longer Yangtze River" Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton listed a series of books and documentaries he has read about modern China. His obsession with Chinese culture is evident. 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Phoenix-Chengdu sister city. Mayor Stanton said that Phoenix-Chengdu has a very close sister city relationship. The reason why we established this friendship is that we hope that the citizens of the two cities will understand each other. When we all become friends, many cooperations will become more convenient. For example, Phoenix City and Chengdu arrange for students to go to sister cities for short-term visits and exchange teachers for mutual visits. He said that thirty years ago, we only knew that China was a very unique country and we did not understand it. Among the many sister cities of Phoenix, the relationship with Chengdu is particularly important. China is the world's second largest economy. As two rapidly developing cities, in addition to strengthening economic cooperation, they should also stand out as world leaders and do more practical cooperation to protect the environment. Stanton said that in the next year or two, the mayor of Phoenix hopes to sign an agreement with the mayor of Chengdu to prevent global warming. He asked Allan Yang, representative of the sister city, to discuss Uhaul's sustainable development strategy in Phoenix during a roundtable dialogue on how companies can share resources and complement each other's strengths to promote the industrialization of scientific research results. He also sent a letter to the mayor of Chengdu, hoping that the two cities could draft an agreement to prevent global warming and encourage the city to develop sustainable industries. The 30-year sister city relationship has allowed the two cities and even countries to have more cooperation on multiple levels. For example, the Marriott Hotel, an immigration investment project in Phoenix, has attracted many investors from China. In the future, the procedures for investing in Phoenix will be simpler and faster. During two visits to China, Greg Stanton said, "Beijing is a very unique world financial center that combines modernity and tradition. I like it very much. You can buy the most fashionable top-end cars, and you can also see many people riding bicycles passing by. The most modern buildings and thousands of years of ancient buildings are combined in this city." Phoenix is ​​an emerging industrial city that can provide a very good investment environment for overseas investors. I hope more Chinese friends will come to visit us. Chengdu is a very unique city in southwest China. It has pandas, delicious food, and a lot of very traditional Chinese culture. He is looking forward to his trip to Chengdu.

Left to right- Dianna Noli Hill-Chengdu Sister City Committee Chair, Laura Pastor-Phoenix city councilwoman, Eva Li- Phoenix Chinese Week President, Greg Stanton- Phoenix Mayor, Kimberly Yee-State Senator, Paula West-Phoenix Sister Cities CEO & President