BEIJING - "People" are one of the things about China that has most impressed Bill Walker, governor of the US state of Alaska.

With a population of 750,000, Alaska sees the market it needs most in China's 1.4 billion people.

"It's impressive to see the number of people that are here in China," said Walker in a recent interview with Xinhua during his visit to Beijing. "What we need for our project is customers."