US 'welcomes investment from China'

The United States still welcomes Chinese investment that creates jobs in the country, a top US diplomat said on Tuesday, while referring to recent trade frictions involving some Chinese companies as "exceptions to the rule".

Gary Locke, US ambassador to China, made the remarks during a webcast of this year's China Town Hall in Beijing, organized by the New York-based National Committee on US-China Relations.

The event, occurring a week before the US presidential election, was held amid bilateral trade frictions resulting from the US government's rejection of investments by Chinese enterprises under the pretext of national security.