City to Move Forward Towards Twinning with Jiangmen

Monday, October 18, 2010 03:51 PM

Vice Mayor Chen, and Prince George Mayor Dan Rogers sign letter of intent to explore "twinning"

Prince George, BC- The City of Prince George has signed a letter of intent with the city of Jiangmen China to formally explore the mutual benefits of "twinning".

A delgation from Jiangmen, including the Vice Mayor of that city, spent a day and half in Prince George touring facilities and discussing opportunities. Vice Mayor Chen says the three opportunities she sees are public health, natural resources, and education. She says after touring CNC and UNBC she would feel very comfortable sending Jiangmen students here.

She says she is also interested in exploring tourism opportunities, especially since so many people from her city now live in Vancouver. She said she would like to see people from her city coming to Prince George to enjoy the adventures of hunting and fishing.

Vice Mayor Chen said she was very impressed with how beautiful the City of Prince George is, and issued an invitation to members of the media to go to Jiangmen spekaing through an interpretor, she said "Seeing is believing, and I invite you all to come to Jiangmen and see the beautiful scenery."

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Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 03:51 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: LoveTheNorth on October 18 2010 5:45 PM

Congratulations to those business people and politicians who realize that future economic success and diversification is with China and India.

Ignore those folks who think you are taking vacations on taxpayers dollars.....they are unknowlegable of the situation and the hard work you continue to do in order to make our communities and province flourish in the future.

Posted by: Palopu on October 18 2010 8:15 PM

I guess your right Love the North. Now its time for the Cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Houston, Burns Lake, McBride, MacKenzie, Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, Fort St John, Fort Nelson, Williams Lake, Quesnel, 100 Mile, etc; etc; etc; to all send delegations to China, and start the twinning process.

Whats good for the Goose is good for the Gander. I expect every City in Canada is jumping on the bandwagon and sending delegations to China. Must be a hell of a line up at the Airports.

Posted by: supertech on October 18 2010 9:24 PM

Hey, Kinsley got a holiday out of it! Dan needs a holiday in China too.

Posted by: Harbinger on October 18 2010 10:42 PM

Find out how they fill their pot holes, Danno. Falon Gong labour? Could happen.

Posted by: Harbinger on October 18 2010 10:44 PM

Pardon my ignorance , oh mighty Danno. "FalUn Gong".

Posted by: gitterdun on October 18 2010 11:40 PM

Damn! You had my hopes up with the headline....I thought we were getting another bridge or chunk of hiway twinned. I just wasn't familiar with the contractor......

Posted by: Harbinger on October 19 2010 8:49 PM

No "Free Tibet" placards waving about in PG. Good ol' boys and girls out here in the boonies not care about the Tibetans? Memo to Danno. Don't mention Falun Gong or Tibet and we will have a "twin" and be BFF. How cool is that? Remember Basil Faulty not mentioning the "war"?

Posted by: Give more on October 21 2010 2:43 PM

Sure sounds like a good deal to me. Send them our top quality resources and get back poisonous pet food, lead laced toys and baby furniture, malamine tainted milk, the cheapest quality clothes and goods made with slave labour and the attitude for our politicians that they don't have to listen to the people because they really don't know what's best for them.