Pohang City and Dandong City of China Discuss Measures to Revitalize Intercity Exchange Including Port Logistics

Dandong City Delegation Discusses Port Logistics Revitalization and Investment Expansion Plans

On the 12th, Pohang City held a meeting with a delegation led by Jang Lihong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dandong Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, to discuss exchange and cooperation between the two cities.

On the 12th, Pohang City discussed exchange and cooperation measures between the two cities with a delegation from Dandong City, China, who visited Pohang City Hall.

At the meeting held at Pohang City Hall, about 20 people including Jang Lihong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dandong Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, local businesspeople, representatives from Yeongil New Port Corporation, and local entrepreneurs attended to share various opinions on revitalizing port logistics and expanding investment cooperation between the two cities.

Dandong is located in Liaoning Province’s southeastern region, bordering Sinuiju through the Yalu River and the West Sea, and is widely known as a logistics hub and the starting point of the Asian Highway.

In particular, as an industrial, port, logistics, and tourism center, Dandong is famous for its textile industry, electronics industry, and agricultural products. Nearby is Shenyang, the largest city in the three northeastern provinces. As of 2023, Dandong’s total population is approximately 2.41 million.

Recently, due to the international turmoil caused by COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, exchanges in the Northeast Asia region, including with Dandong and neighboring countries and cities, have decreased. However, through this visit of the Dandong delegation to Pohang, both sides agreed to strengthen multifaceted exchange and cooperation in various fields such as economy, trade, and tourism.

Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il emphasized that “Dandong has long been a close neighbor with active human and material exchanges with the Korean Peninsula,” and added, “Now, Pohang City expects a new leap forward to resolve regional economic stagnation and establish an international status by revitalizing exchanges with Dandong, the logistics hub of Northeast Asia, expanding investment cooperation between cities, and building a new logistics-linked industrial network.”

The Dandong delegation, which arrived through Gimhae Airport on the 10th, plans to tour major port logistics facilities and tourist sites in Pohang before returning on the 13th.

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