BC-Asia Twinning Opportunities

Minister Chong visits China Nov. 17-27

Community Services Minister Ida Chong was in China
Nov. 17-27 to promote twinning opportunities between local governments in China and B.C.

The Province recently released a Twinning Toolkit to support local governments in building or enhancing "sister city" relationships.

Twinning is a key element of B.C.'s Asia Pacific Initiative, aimed at increasing trade between North America and the Asia Pacific region.

• Read Minister Chong's China mission journal entries.
• Read Minister Chong's op ed piece Dec. 7, 2007. [PDF 33 KB]
• Read the Chinese version of op-ed. [PDF 94 PDF]
• Read about the new BC-Asia Twinning Tool Kit.
• Read Sept. 25, 2007 news release.
• Read April 24, 2008 news release and backgrounder.