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Northern exposure: Alaskans hope hosting US-China talks helps rebuild state’s ties to Beijing llustration: Lau Ka-kuen
After hosting the first encounter between the new Biden administration and its Beijing counterparts in a session marked by acrimony, Alaska still hopes its new-found notoriety will spur profitable ties with China. I am optimistic that publicity from meetings like this will put Alaska on people s minds as a vacation destination - and as a trading partner, said Lise Falskow, chief executive of the Alaska World Affairs Council.
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