Cork signs deal to link up with Chinese city Xuzhou

New trade, education, research and cultural links will be forged between Cork and another large Chinese city after a formal agreement was signed yesterday.

Cork signs deal to link up with Chinese city Xuzhou

County Mayor John Paul O’Shea and Mayor of Xuzhou, Tiegen Zhou, signed the memorandum of understanding between Cork and Xuzhou, in the northwest Jiangsu province, as a high-profile Chinese trade delegation attended a business seminar in County Hall.

Xuzhou, midway between Beijing and Shanghai, is one of China’s most influential transportation hubs.

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