BY HORTENSIA GUTIÉRRREZ B.
The News
MEXICO CITY – The Mexico City government said it may be able to help China lower its disastrous air pollution levels.
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera met with Chinese Ambassador Qiu Xiaoqi on Sunday to discuss economic development, tourism promotion, urban mobility and environmental policy on Sunday.
During the meeting, Mancera said that the Mexico City government has environmental policies in place that have successfully improved the city’s air quality following the 1992 studies that declared it to be the most polluted in the world, offering to cooperate in a study on how to best adopt them to China’s urban centers.
Qui said that his government is in turn willing to share the strategies used in China to expand public transportation infrastructure with the Mexico City authorities, allowing them to make progress in implementing high-speed mobility systems.
He also proposed creating programs to promote Chinese tourism in Mexico City, explaining that only a small percentage of Chinese visitors to Mexico travel to the country’s capital city.
Mancera said that he recognized the contributions of the Chinese community to life in Mexico City, adding that he is currently working on a project to improve Chinatown, located near the historic downtown district.
Qui said that he recognized the challenges faced by Mancera in governing a city as complex as Mexico City.
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