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China Daily makes debut in Houston

Updated: 2010-12-17 14:16

(China Daily)

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China Daily makes debut in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas - Former US president George H.W. Bush joined a group of politicians, officials, business people and celebrities to welcome China Daily USA's printing in Houston, Texas.

In a letter to the China Daily USA, Bush congratulated the paper for its push into Houston and lauded ties between China and the US.

"I consider the U.S.-China relationship the most important we have as a nation," he said.

Recounting his stay in China, he said: "The year Barbara and I spent in China we still consider one of the most exciting of our lives."

As an envoy to China, Bush was to be chief of the US Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China from 1974 to 1976, when China and the US had not yet established diplomatic relations. But the time that he spent in China - 14 months - was seen as largely beneficial for bilateral relations.

In 2008, his book The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President, was published , recalling his life in China.

Bush is a frequent visitor to China and he visited the country as the US president in 1989.

China Daily USA began printing in Houston, Texas, on Friday, marking a milestone in the paper's growth in the United States.

As the US publication of China Daily, China's largest English-language newspaper, the US Edition aims to bridge the peoples of China and the US.

The paper is now printing in six cities in the US: New York City , Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.

Launched in February 2009, the China Daily USA offers insight into China for a wide readership. The paper now reaches government leaders, legislators, foreign missions, think tanks, multinational corporations and celebrities.

The paper offers full coverage and in-depth analysis of developments and trends in China's economy and society.

Officials, businesses and celebrities congratulated China Daily for its entry into Houston.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, an icon in Chinese sports and a cultural bridge between China and the US, welcomed the China Daily USA.

"May your success be a slam dunk," he said in a letter.

Other heavyweights including Governor Rick Perry and Mayor Annise Parker also sent congratulatory messages to the Houston launch of China Daily USA.

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