I-Expo ezayo yokungenisa eChina izosiza i-Houston ukuthi ikhulise ubudlelwano bayo bezohwebo neChina, kusho isikhulu sezohwebo saseHouston, esifundazweni sase-US eTexas, engxoxweni yakamuva neXinhua.

UHoracio Licon, iphini likamongameli weGreater Houston Partnership, inhlangano ethuthukisa umnotho esebenzela indawo yaseGreater Houston, utshele iXinhua ukuthi umbukiso uyithuba elihle lokuthi iHouston iqhubeke nokuthuthukisa ubudlelwano bayo bezohwebo neChina.

“Leli yithuba elihle lokusebenza nemakethe ebaluleke kakhulu,” kusho uLicon. "I-China ingeyesibili ngobukhulu emnothweni emhlabeni. Ingowesibili ngobukhulu abahwebi e-Houston. Ngakho noma yini esisizayo ekwandiseni lobo budlelwano ibaluleke kakhulu kithi."

I-China International Import Expo (CIIE) yokuqala izobanjwa kusukela ngo-Nov 5 kuya ku-10 e-Shanghai, elinye lamadolobha amakhulu e-China ngenani labantu kanye nesikhungo sezezimali emhlabeni.

NjengoMbukiso Wokungeniswa Kwempahla Wezinga Lokuqala Wezinga Lombuso emhlabeni, i-CIIE iphawula ukushintsha kwemodeli yokuthuthukiswa komnotho waseShayina isuka egxile ekuthekeliseni iye ekulinganiseni ukungenisa nokuthumela ngaphandle. Kulindeleke ukuthi inikeze ukwesekwa okuqinile ekuhwebeni kwenkululeko nasekuhwebeni kwezomnotho, futhi ivule imakethe yaseShayina ngenkuthalo emhlabeni.

Abahlaziyi bakholelwa ukuthi ngokumelene nesizinda somhlaba wonke sokuvikela uhwebo, lo mbukiso uhambisana nemizamo yesikhathi eside yaseChina yokufuna izinzuzo ezifanayo futhi ikhuthaze ukuhwebelana ngokukhululekile.

U-Licon uthe lolu hlobo lwenkundla lubaluleke ngempela njengamanje, ikakhulukazi esikhathini lapho i-China ne-United States inokungezwani okukhulayo kwezohwebo.

“Kunesidingo sokuthi sihlale sizazi izinguquko zakamuva okumele sizilandele ukuze imikhiqizo ifinyelele kumakhasimende abo,” kusho uLicon. "Ngakho-ke esikhundleni sokulahlekelwa inani, ngicabanga ukuthi lolu hlobo lomcimbi lubaluleke nakakhulu manje."

Ngenyanga ezayo, u-Licon uzobhekisa amabombo eShanghai, ehola ithimba lezithunywa ezingu-15 ezimele izinkampani ezingu-12, ezihlanganisa izimboni ezihlukahlukene ezifana nezobuchwepheshe, ezokukhiqiza, zamandla kanye nezokuthutha.

U-Licon uthe ufuna ukuhlola nokuqonda kabanzi isimo sebhizinisi e-China ngale nkundla.

"Silindele mayelana nokuqonda nokuzwa ngokuqondile kozakwethu baseShayina ezinkampanini ezizimele kanye nasohlangothini lukahulumeni, imiyalezo ngekusasa lohwebo lwaseShayina, ukuthi uhulumeni ulibona kanjani ikusasa lohwebo lwamaShayina nokuthi iHouston izodlala kanjani indima kulobu budlelwano," kusho uLicon.

Lo nyaka uqopha iminyaka engu-40 yezinguquko kanye nenqubomgomo yokuvula iChina, ngenxa yokuthi ubudlelwano phakathi kweHouston neChina baqala, kusho uLicon.

"Yilapho ngempela ubudlelwano phakathi kweHouston neChina baqala ukukhuluma ngokomlando," kusho uLicon. "Ngakho-ke ubuhlobo obusha futhi lokho kuyisici esibalulekile sezomnotho ezinkampanini zethu kanye nengqalasizinda yethu yokuhweba, abaqhubi noma amachweba noma izikhumulo zezindiza."

Ngokusho kukaLicon, ukuhweba okuphelele phakathi kweHouston neChina ngonyaka odlule bekungamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-18.8. Futhi ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zika-2018, uhwebo lwamazwe amabili lufinyelele cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-13.

Uthe ulindele ukuthi isibalo siqhubeke nokukhula. "Silindele ukukhula okwengeziwe ngo-2018 ngokuphelele," kusho uLicon. "Indaba entsha. Kukhona esingakunikeza. Ngakho-ke, le ndaba yakamuva izoqhubeka nokuthuthuka futhi okungenani izibalo zibonisa indaba enhle."

U-Licon unethemba lokuqinisa ukubambisana phakathi kwe-Houston ne-China. Uthe iHouston inohwebo olulinganiselayo kakhulu neChina njengedolobha. Uthemba ukuthi izinkampani eziningi zaseChina zingafika zizosebenzisa zonke izinsiza ezikhona.

“Sizama ukuthola izindlela zokuqhubeka nokusebenzisana futhi sikhulise ezohwebo ngendlela ezosebenzela wonke amaqembu,” kusho uLicon.