San Francisco mayor London Breed heads to China to strengthen ties, promote tourism, and make a last-ditch effort for a panda or two.
, is headed to China next month on an eight-day, five-city swing to promote tourism and strengthen relations between the two countries on trade and development.visited San Francisco and met the mayor. At the time, she called on Xi to work with U.S. officials on stopping the flow ofChina’s President Xi Jinping speaks at a dinner with business leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in San Francisco.
Breed has indicated that she would not be giving up her panda campaign and may bring it up during her time in China. The bill for Breed’s trip is being footed by the nonprofit group San Francisco Special Events Committee, which fundraises yearound to support city-related special events.used to make up a large chunk of San Francisco’s tourism industry, adding more than $1 billion a year to the local economy. However, the pandemic and cuts to airline routes have blunted the growth, something Breed hopes to reverse. Breed is facing a tough reelection fight in November.
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