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QIONGLAI, China, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Qionglai city in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, signed

a memorandum of understanding (MOU) online with Tajimi, a city in the south of

Gifu prefecture, Japan, to establish cooperative ties on June 22.

A business cooperation framework agreement was also signed between business

organizations from the two cities.

Qionglai started official friendly exchanges with Tajimi in 2018, when the two

cities were recommended to each other by the Chinese People's Association for

Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC).

The friendship between the two cities has strengthened in recent years as they

went through a series of major events together, including ceramic culture

exchanges, COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control efforts, the 80th

anniversary of the founding of Tajimi city, and the Chengdu Tianfu Land Art

Season.

Wang Dezhang, mayor of Qionglai, said there is much potential for friendly

exchanges between Qionglai and Tajimi, as Chengdu is actively promoting a

demonstration project for opening-up and cooperation in the urban construction

and modern service industries jointly initiated by China and Japan, and

implementing the spirit of the eighth China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting held in

Chengdu in 2019.

"I believe that the signing of the MOU will help promote cooperation in

multiple fields between the two cities and will benefit the people of Qionglai

and Tajimi, helping them create a happier and better life," Wang said.

Furugawa Masanori, mayor of Tajimi, expressed his gratitude to Qionglai for its

generous donation of masks during the COVID-19 epidemic, and his expectation

for the establishment of a Sino-Japanese painted porcelain exhibition hall in

the Qionglai Museum.

He said the establishment of friendly cooperative ties has laid solid

foundation for the two cities to deepen exchange in various fields such as

culture, trade, and education.

Zhu Dan, director of the cultural exchange department of CPAFFC, said the

signing of the MOU will not only promote comprehensive and multi-field exchange

and cooperation between the two cities, but will also play a positive role in

exchange and mutual learning between the Chinese and Japanese civilizations.

Liu Xiaojun, consul general of China in Nagoya, said he hopes that the two

cities will actively expand the breadth and depth of bilateral exchange and

cooperation to benefit the people of the two places while contributing to

friendly exchange between China and Japan.

SOURCE: Qionglai Municipal Government

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