Gyeonggi-do and Jiangsu Province, China's 2nd Largest Economy, Form 'Joint Consultative Body' to Strengthen Practical Cooperation

Gyeonggi Province and Jiangsu Province (江蘇省), the second largest economy in China, will expand cooperation in various fields such as economy, agricultural technology, healthcare, and climate environment.

On the 27th, Gyeonggi Province announced on the 28th that it had agreed to establish a working-level consultative body called the ‘Joint Consultative Body’ with Jiangsu Province and hold annual meetings for regular exchanges.

Previously, in June last year, Governor Kim Dong-yeon agreed with Xin Changxing, Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province, who visited Gyeonggi Province, to elevate the friendly relations between the two regions to a sisterhood relationship.

According to the memorandum of understanding for this Joint Consultative Body, the two regions will hold the Joint Consultative Body meeting regularly once a year and hold meetings as needed when there are urgent issues.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

On that day, Gyeonggi Province and Jiangsu Province held the first meeting of the Joint Consultative Body and discussed various practical cooperation matters including ▲new initiatives for youth mutual visits and public official training to promote exchanges between future generations ▲activation of joint research related to agricultural technology ▲resumption of healthcare cooperation such as inviting medical personnel from Jiangsu Province for training ▲environmental cooperation to respond to climate change and inviting Jiangsu Province to the ‘International Clean Air Forum’ scheduled to be held in Gyeonggi Province in September this year ▲introduction of the Gyeonggi Business Center (GBC) in Shanghai’s support projects for exchanges between Gyeonggi and Jiangsu companies ▲and deepening city-county exchanges between Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province and Yancheng City in Jiangsu Province.

Jiangsu Province is one of the top regions in China in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), with domestic companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, Hankook Tire, and Kia Motors having established operations there.

Additionally, Jiangsu Province is a symbolic region in Korea-China exchange and cooperation, as it was the place where Choe Chiwon, a scholar from the Silla Dynasty, studied in the Tang Dynasty. In 2007, the Chinese government established the Choe Chiwon Memorial Hall, the first memorial hall for a foreigner. The exhibition hall of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, including materials related to Kim Gu, is also located in Jiangsu Province.

Park Geun-gyun, Director of the International Cooperation Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Gyeonggi Province and Jiangsu Province are key economic regions representing South Korea and China, and since 2023, they have been steadily preparing to develop friendly relations. Last year, the relationship was elevated to a sisterhood, and as a follow-up measure, the establishment of the Joint Consultative Body has continued substantial cooperation." He added, "We expect this to serve as a model exchange and cooperation framework for mutual growth and a catalyst for Korea-China relations to take a leap forward."

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