Seattle, Dalian go green

Dalian VPP Team Leader / Economic Officer of US Consulate General in Shenyang Mr. William Johnson met with Vice President of the Port of Dalian Mr. Liu Wei during the 5th China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue..

The Port of Seattle and China’s Port of Dalian have agreed to work together and with other public and private sector institutions, including the City of Tacoma, on an EcoPartnership designed to advance environmental and economic sustainability.

The EcoPartnership grew out of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialog that was established in 2006. Federal agencies involved in the SED and the EcoPartnership include the State Department and the Treasury Department.

John Creighton, president of the Seattle Port Commission, said the EcoPartnership effort dovetails with the ‘green port strategy’ at Seattle. 

“Dalian and Seattle are sister ports," he said. "This is a strong step toward the international cooperation our green port strategy requires.” >>more 

Dalian Election Party

Dalian Contacts Watch Election Results at Election Reception

Over 75 Dalian students, university, media and university leaders, as well as American expats participated in the Shenyang PAS and Dalian VPP organized election event on the morning of November 5.  The reception was an educational opportunity to educate key Dalian contacts on the U.S. presidential election, and Shenyang PAS had an "Election Info" Center staffed with Shenyang IRC Director, Xiao Bai, to hand out info on the presidential candidates, the latest polling data, and brochures and hand-outs explaining the electoral college and the two parties and their values.  Shenyang PAS, also had live feeds on large screen televisions from CNN providing the latest on the election results and analysis and a continuous slide show on a large screen with 45 photos from the campaign featuring Obama and McCain.