Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok and Jiangxi Governor Li?n H?ng Hold Online Meeting

Agreement to Expand Non-Face-to-Face Exchange Projects Including Tourism, Export, and Investment Attraction

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, held an online high-level meeting with Yi Lianhong, Governor of Jiangxi Province, a sister region in China, and agreed to expand non-face-to-face exchange projects.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 3rd, this meeting was originally scheduled to be held in May when the Jeonnam delegation, including Governor Kim, visited Jiangxi Province to hold talks alongside the 'Jeonnam Province Weekly Event,' but it was postponed due to COVID-19 and held online instead.

Through this meeting, the province proposed exchange projects in tourism, export, investment attraction, and youth exchange to Jiangxi Province and agreed to promote mutual cooperation.

This is analyzed as a result of Jeonnam Province's efforts to continue exchange and cooperation with Chinese regions in the post-COVID-19 era.

According to this agreement, Jeonnam Province and Jiangxi Province will promote tourism through SNS to revitalize the tourism industry and showcase Namdo culture to Jiangxi residents by streaming performances of the provincial traditional music troupe online.

They also plan to upload 360-degree videos of ceramic works from both regions on their websites for promotion.

Economic and trade cooperation will be promoted by holding export consultation meetings for businesspeople from both regions and promoting the investment environment.

Youth exchanges through soccer and table tennis will also provide an opportunity for young people, who will become the core of future private exchange cooperation, to deepen mutual understanding.

In particular, this meeting is regarded as a venue where Jeonnam Province and Jiangxi Province jointly sought strategies to respond to the tourism industry in the post-COVID-19 era.

Jeonnam Province expects an expansion of contactless and mobile tourism services and the emergence of small customized trips after COVID-19, proposing SNS online promotion centered on island and marine contactless tourist destinations.

They introduced tourist sites related to China, such as Hwangjo Byeolmyo in Haenam and the recently restored Gwanwangmyo in Wando, and explained the Hwanghae Exchange History Hall under construction to exhibit various exchange relations including historical figures and culture related to China.

Yi Lianhong, Governor of Jiangxi Province, said, "I hope exchanges will be further strengthened through this agreement," and added, "After COVID-19 stabilizes, we will invite Governor Kim and the delegation to Jiangxi Province for a direct meeting."

Governor Kim Young-rok of Jeonnam Province said, "In a situation where human exchanges between the two regions are limited due to COVID-19, expanding non-face-to-face exchange projects is significant," and added, "We will work together to ensure the agreed agenda today achieves results and ask for interest in new deal projects such as offshore wind power promoted by Jeonnam Province in preparation for the post-COVID-19 era."

Meanwhile, Jeonnam Province began friendly exchanges with Jiangxi Province in 2004 and established a sisterhood relationship in 2012. This high-level meeting between Governor Kim Young-rok and Governor Yi Lianhong is the third meeting following the 2nd Korea-China Governors and Mayors Meeting in Beijing in 2018 and Governor Yi Lianhong's visit to Jeonnam Province last year.

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