As I have written about extensively, Silicon Valley is the topenvironment on planet Earth for fostering startups: So if you find yourself wearing the shoes of a Startup founder, and you are not in the Bay Area, you are operating at a disadvantage from day one.
The DUP's Ian Paisley said the PM's attendance would give the "necessary panache, the necessary proof" that the environment was top of the government's agenda.
The promise of reducing pesticide use in this country, which uses twice the amount per ton of food as the U.S., is also an emotional issue with the government, which has made cleaning up China's environment a top priority.