Mayor hopes to strengthen port cooperation with Busan

Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong met his Busan counterpart Oh Keo-don and his delegation on December 6.

Ying said China and the Republic of Korea are neighbors and important cooperation partners, and Shanghai and Busan have had many fruitful cooperation and exchanges in many industries since the two city formed the twin cities’ tie in 1993.

Shanghai successfully concluded the first China International Import Expo in November and many companies from South Korea participated in the expo, including 10 companies from Busan, which greatly promoted the cooperation and exchange between the two cities.

As both countries’ economic centers and important port cities, Shanghai is willing to use the opportunity of the 25th anniversary of the two’s twin city tie to learn from Busan’s experience in port management and operation and tourism development, and further strengthen the cooperation in trade, port and cultural industries, Ying added.

Oh said Shanghai is developing rapidly and it is now a metropolis. Busan and Shanghai have a lot of similarities and the two have had a lot of cooperation and exchanges since the two formed the twin city tie 25 years ago.

Busan hopes to learn more from Shanghai’s development experience and strengthen its cooperation and friendly exchanges with the city, Oh added.

Choi Yeong-sam, the Republic of Korea’s consul-general in Shanghai, also attended the meeting.