Mayors, including those from small towns, are meeting with companies in China to convince them that their cities are a perfect place to locate.
Last year, an American mayor touched down in China every three days to sell the attributes of their cities, according to the Economist.
And competition is fierce with cities making various claims. For example in 2011 Richard Mayor Daley declared Chicago to be the most “China-friendly” in America. San Francisco is also vying for that title.
