On October 15, at the 2019 Belt and Road Forum for Cooperation and Development 
of Sichuan International Friendship Cities & Forum on Culture and Tourism was 
launched in Chengdu. As Sichuan province looks to expand its presence abroad, 
joining other international cities and provinces will help bring more attention 
to the province and provide more opportunities for inbound tourism. 

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(caption: 2019 Belt and Road Forum for Cooperation and Development of Sichuan 
International Friendship Cities & Forum on Culture and Tourism)

The event was jointly sponsored by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture 
and Tourism, the Foreign Affairs Office of Sichuan Province, and the Sichuan 
Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. 
Initiated at the forum, the Culture and Tourism Alliance for International 
Sister Cities follows the theme of "open cooperation, mutual benefit and 
win-win result" and the principle of "joint discussion, development and 
sharing" and will strengthen the exchange and cooperation in culture and 
tourism between Sichuan and its international sister provinces, between cities 
in the province and their international sister cities.

This forum was held as a special parallel session of the 2019 Belt and Road 
Forum for Cooperation and Development of Sichuan International Friendship 
Cities. It attracted 10 provincial governors and 52 foreign guests from 16 
sister cities. Yang Xingping, Vice Governor of the People's Government of 
Sichuan Province, attended the forum and delivered a speech. He indicated, 
Sichuan would like to further strengthen cooperation and close connections with 
international sister cities, actively participate in the Culture and Tourism 
Alliance for International Sister Cities, jointly share the development 
dividends and promote the friendly relationship to a new height. Dai Yunkang, 
Director of Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, introduced 
Sichuan's culture and tourism. Representatives from 13 international sister 
cities of Nepal, Tanzania, Thailand, Czech Republic, South Africa and France 
relatively introduced their local culture and tourism.


SOURCE: Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism