“I was looking forward to our online discussion of trade and commerce issues between the United States and China and our two countries. I understand Chinese ‘netizens’ are very knowledgeable about U.S.-China relations and are eager to dicuss ways that we can continue to strengthen our ties. Unfortunately, due to some scheduling changes and official meetings I must attend, I will not be able to do so in a live webchat on this visit. I would like to thank the many of you who have already submitted questions online. Although I will not have time to answer all of them, I will take some of them with me and answer them for ChinaDaily.com to post online. Thank you for your understanding and for your eagerness to be a part of this dynamic relationship.”

美國商務部長古鐵雷斯親筆簽名

我一直都期待著能在網上和大家討論美中間的貿易、商務關系和美中兩國的關系。 我了解到中國的網民對美中關系知之甚多，并且渴望探討能夠加強兩國紐帶的途徑。可惜因為日程出現變化，我還必須參加一些官方會議，此行中將不能參加直播聊天了。我非常感謝已經在網上列出問題的網友。盡管我不能全部回答這些問題，但是我將帶走一部分回去作答并把答案交給中國日報網發在他們的網上。謝謝你們的理解和你們對參與充滿活力的美中關系的熱情。

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