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Article: San Diego-Long Beach Rivalry Overheats in Dispute over Chinese Shipper.(Originated from Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.)
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- March 24, 1997
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Mar. 24--When two San Diego congressmen attacked the Port of Long Beach's lease with a Chinese shipping line, Long Beach's Washington lobbyist called it "outright war."
But just how would a war between the two cities shape up?
San Diego's Navy mega-port has Long Beach outgunned.
But Long Beach's giant cargo container port would easily win a trade war.
In the battle for tourists, the San Diego Zoo (with its Chinese pandas) and Sea World (with Shamu, the killer whale) are far bigger tourist draws than Long Beach's Queen Mary. But Long Beach will increase its tourist arsenal when the Aquarium of the Pacific opens next year. ...