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Forging a partnership with Massachusetts - Boston

Zhang Qiyue (left), Chinese consul general in New York, and Patricia Haddad, speaker pro tempore of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, call for closer ties between China and Massachusetts during the state's fi rst China Day event, co-hosted by the consulate and the Asian Caucus of the Massachusetts Legislature, on Thursday at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Zhang discussed China's shift to a consumption- and innovation-driven economy. "There is so much that we can partner with you on," said Haddad. "From biotech to energy ... all of these things are important for the betterment of both of our worlds." Hezi Jiang / China Daily