Brother cities?
At the phrase, Secretary Zhou's expression turned rather odd. For some reason, a line instinctively came to mind: "Since fate has brought us together, why don't we become sworn brothers?"
Becoming brother cities was, in fact, simply establishing a sister-city relationship.
Put simply, both sides agreed to use this platform for cooperation and exchange to leverage their respective strengths, pursuing comprehensive cooperation at multiple levels and across multiple fields, including politics, economics, technology, education, public health, and culture, to promote their shared economic and social development.
It was a good thing, and Zhou Yi had no reason to refuse. At the same time, he knew perfectly well that Mayor Wang was clearly extending an olive branch.
Given the gap between Anping's GDP and Tianlai City's, Anping would certainly benefit more from becoming sister cities. It was like a top student helping a struggling student-the latter would undoubtedly be the beneficiary.
"Of course Anping would be willing. We just feel we might be getting above ourselves!" Zhou Yi said with a hearty laugh.
"Not at all, Secretary Zhou. This is mutual assistance between equals. I think our two cities have tremendous scope for cooperation in cultural tourism and local specialty resources. Advertisements for Anping's specialty, Divine Deer Liquor, have already reached us here!"
Wang Jinyu was not blindly currying favor. As a competent mayor, he had immediately done his homework after hearing Jing Fei's suggestion. Only after confirming that genuine opportunities for cooperation existed had he called Zhou Yi.
"I'll have our government look into it and draw up a viable cooperation plan. Once the time is right, Mayor Li Yang can lead a delegation to Tianlai to discuss the details further. What do you think, Mayor Wang?" Zhou Yi asked with a smile after a moment's thought.
"No