Gary Locke

I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the microblogging that takes place in China, and the smartphones and all the people that want to take pictures of myself and my family. ↗

— Gary Locke

#family #i #myself #overwhelmed #people

I've been through WTO riots in Seattle, massive earthquakes, major floods... forest fires. I just try to be as even-keeled and calm as possible. ↗

— Gary Locke

#calm #earthquakes #fires #floods #forest

If we expose the Chinese to our freedoms, it may create a greater hunger for democracy, reform and liberties in China. ↗

— Gary Locke

#chinese #create #democracy #expose #freedoms

In rural parts of China, it's like stepping back into the era of my grandfather or great-grandfather - not much has changed. ↗

— Gary Locke

#changed #china #era #grandfather #great-grandfather

The constant influx of new cultures, new ideas and new ways of looking at old problems is a big part of the reason why America has been the most dynamic economy in the world for well over a century. ↗

— Gary Locke

#been #big #century #constant #cultures

The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation. ↗

— Gary Locke

#attitude #can-do #defined #education #grow

We need the private sector to succeed, because if the private sector succeeds, America succeeds. Because it's not the government that produces jobs, it's the private sector. ↗

— Gary Locke

#because #government #jobs #need #private

We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms. ↗

— Gary Locke

#chinese #investment #open #open arms #states

We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations. ↗

— Gary Locke

#china #come #diplomatic #diplomatic relations #first