【時報訊】華人在美國奧巴馬政府當局最高職位之美商務部華裔部長駱家輝(Gary Locke)，應聖路易世貿中心之邀，出席9月24日(週五)在聖路易Clayton城區Ritz-Carlton大旅館舉行之世貿中心全球化年度午餐會議，並發表演講。駱家輝部長指出，振興經濟，需要靠外銷成長，他特別提及聖路易推動林白機場中國空港計劃，商務部給予最大的支持。全球化午餐會議中同時頒發全球化大使獎予即將退休之密州聯邦參議員Kit Bond，全球商業個人獎予波音公司總裁Dennis Muilenburg及全企業成長獎予Innoventor公司。
在24日中午午餐會議前，駱家輝部長與聖路易地區各級民意代表及政界各界人士會面，在世界中心主任Tim Nowak及聯邦參議員Kit Bond、眾議員Russ Carnahan等陪同下，駱家輝部長和參與會面人士握手交談，包括密州州議員Maria Chappelle-Nadal，聖路易郡郡議員Barbara Fraser，Hazel Erby，商務部聖路易辦公室主任Cory Simek，聖路易郡郡長Charlie Dooley，聖路易經濟發展委員會主席Denny Coleman，財政局局長Engene Leung梁振匡，RCGA副會長Steve Johnson，林白機場主任Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge等數十人。
駱家輝部長在世貿中心全球化午餐會議中報告。奧巴馬總統當局發展外銷經貿之決心。面臨美國目前經濟低迷，失業率攀升，駱家輝說，奧巴馬總統要做到每一個需要工作的人都能有一份工作，才能算是完成經濟復甦。
如何增加創造就業機會？駱家輝指出，發展外銷是最有效方法，外銷愈多，生產就愈多，就表示就業機會愈多，到目前為止，2010年已比去年(2009年)外銷增長18%。
密蘇里州比美國平均值表現更好，2009年全年密州外銷95億元，而2010年上半年外銷額已達63億元，比同期成長35%，尤其是聖路易推動中國空港計劃，將會更加促進外銷之成長。
什麼是中國需要的產品？駱家輝部長指出，密州擁有工程人才，環保科技，水凈化，減低空氣污染技術，凈能源等，這些都是可以提供予中國之項目，從植物科學到醫藥都可涵蓋在內。
中國的市場到底有多大？試想中國中產階級人口數約有三億三千萬人，幾乎和美國人口一樣多，這是多麼大的消費群，美國產品最能適合外銷到中國，駱家輝部長說，美國目前最大外銷國仍是墨西哥和加拿大，共佔58%之外銷量，將來應該能夠拓展市場到中國、日本、新加坡等國家。
駱家輝部長在結論中指出，2008年是美國在1930以來、二次世界大戰後，經濟衰退最嚴重的一年，唯有重新打造整個外銷經貿功能，以出口外銷為指標，才能迎接21世紀的新挑戰。
Sec. Of Commerce Supports Local Chinese Trade EffortsChinese Officials Expected In Here Next Month To Sign Off On Cargo Deal
St. Louis, MO (KTVI-FOX2) - Some St. Louisans blame China for taking American jobs. But trade with china can increase jobs here dramatically, according to the U.S. Commerce Secretary, in town to cheer on St. Louis's global trade efforts. The twice weekly Chinese cargo flights to Lambert starting next year, could eventually become dozens of weekly flights.
But it'd be the u-s goods flying back to China that would create new jobs. Missouri exported 740 million in goods to china last year.
"that figure would grow more quickly if it was easier to get from here to there." "turn Lambert St. Louis international airport into a Midwest hub for exports to China."
The commerce secretary was in town to help give a global trade award to senator kit bond. But he was also here to help cheerlead the China hub deal.
"having a new efficient way for St. Louis area companies to expand exports into Asia could mean serious new business for thousands of local firms, especially small and medium-sized businesses."
What kind of business? Well, china has a mammoth pollution problem, due both to human pollution and giant sandstorms because of spreading deserts.
"you have engineers, environmental technology, just cleaning up the water, providing safe drinking water, reducing air pollution. clean energy. these are things that American companies, and you in Missouri, excel in."
Which could be a bonanza for St. Louis firms in everything from plant science to medicine. And while the commerce secretary was here; the president was meeting with china's president, talking what else, two way trade.
And with a Chinese delegation due here next month to sign off on those first cargo flights, Washington's starting to notice the jobs potential, of a St. Louis trade hub to Asia.
Just how big is that Chinese market for goods from here? Consider, the growing Chinese middle class is about 330 million people. So their middle class is about the size of the entire United States.
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