SAR to increase cooperation with Jiangsu Province

Macau will increase cooperation in several areas with the eastern province of Jiangsu during the period of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan from 2021 to 2025, according to an agreement signed by both sides.

Macau and Jiangsu will step up cooperation in over 10 areas, including science, technology, economy, trade, modern service, education, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), exhibitions and youth exchange, according to the agreement signed during the Jiangsu Week currently being held in Macau. 

Lei Wai Nong, secretary for economy and finance of the Macau SAR government, said that Macau will continue to host a series of events, including the Jiangsu-Macau Industrial and Commercial Summit for Portuguese-speaking Countries, and promote trade between Jiangsu as well as other mainland provinces with Portuguese-speaking countries.

Hui Jianlin, a senior Jiangsu official, said the province has taken advantage of the summit (which has been held each year for the past 10 years) to maintain close exchanges with Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries, witnessing rising trade volumes year by year.

During Jiangsu Week, a series of events have been held to showcase the achievements of different cities in Jiangsu on ecological and cultural fronts.

The city of Yancheng exhibited its migratory bird sanctuaries along the coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I), which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2019.

The exhibition showcased bird sanctuaries with virtual reality technologies, and visual and audio effects to create immersive experiences for visitors to learn about the sanctuaries, which are home to the world’s largest continuous mudflat seashore,about 280 species of fish and more than 500 species of invertebrates. MDT/Xinhua