Utah joins Forces with Qinghai

SALT LAKE CITY - Luo Huining, governor of Northwest China's Qinghai province, and Gary Herbert, governor of Utah, signed an agreement on Wednesday in Utah's capital to cement the two regions' relationship.

By forging an "eco-partnership" and sealing deals on exchanges between universities in Qinghai and Utah, the two regions pledged to contribute to "improving the global environment, while collaborating on joint innovation opportunities that will foster economic development and better cultural understanding", Herbert said during the signing ceremony.

Luo noted that the two regions' relationship is built on their similarities. Both are located in the western region of their respective countries, he said, and both have great salt lakes to rely on for natural resources.