On March 28, Laohekou City in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, China signed a Letter of Intent on Establishing Friendly Relationship with Knightdale City, NC, America. In the future, both sides will actively carry out communication and cooperation in the fields of science & technology, culture, sports, health, education and talent.

With a long history, brilliant culture and concentrated industries, Laohekou City has successively won the reputation including “National County-level City with Advanced Culture” and “National Demonstration Base for Agricultural Product Processing”. Knightdale City boasts convenient transportation, advanced modern service sector and world-class medical equipment. As two cities are complementary in industries, the cooperation between them is promising. The establishment of friendly relationship between the two cities this time will further develop IT, life science and other industries of Laohekou City.

Both sides agree to jointly promote the friendly communication and economic trade exchanges between the two cities, actively carry out cooperation in fields of science & technology, culture, sports, health, education and talent and strengthen the communication between governments on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.