Spotlight: U.S. border city seeks more engagement with China

Triana Gonzalez Valdez, director of the Office of International Engagement at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), receives an interview with Xinhua in Laredo, Texas, the United States, on Sept. 20, 2018. Laredo, a city with a population of about 250,000 in southern U.S. state of Texas, owns the busiest inland port along the U.S. southern border, which is also the second busiest port overall in the country. China is the city's second largest trading partner, with neighbouring Mexico the first. China's trade volume with Laredo increased 5.23 percent to 4.02 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Liwei)