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"2017 Taicang Day" flourishes in Germany

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Updated: 2017-05-18

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At the event, Wang and Jülich's mayor Axel Fuchs signed a document twinning the cities and promising cooperation on business transactions, R&D, culture, and education.

Wang Jianguo (left) and Jülich's mayor Axel Fuchs (right) sign a document creating twin city status between Taicang and Jülich. [Photo from WeChat: taicangdaily]

Jülich is a historical city bordering the Netherlands and Belgium with a history spanning more than 2,000 years. Its R&D and educational sectors are well-established and developed. The globally prestigious Research Center Jülich, which focuses on research into the structure of materials, energy, information, and the environment is the largest of its kind in Europe.

Relations between Taicang and Germany are long established and prospering. Germany has launched and funded more than 260 projects in Taicang, making the city a home to German businesses in China. And the "Taicang Day" campaign the city started in 2008 to promote Taicang in Germany has played a critical role in fostering business ties.

The German presence in Taicang is Germany's third largest in China after Beijing and Shanghai and the eighth largest in the world outside of Germany itself. [Photo from WeChat: taicangdaily]