### Clue: Western China hosts the Mexican firm, putting out the red carpet (9)
### Answer: WELCOMING 
 ### Explanation: Definition: putting out the red carpet
 W(abbrev. for "western") + MING(relating to chinaware produced during the Ming Dynasty in China) **containing**(hosts) [ EL(Spanish for "the", as is spoken in Mexico) + CO(abbrev. for "company", a commercial firm) ].