Shandong Province
Collaborations between the province of Shandong (China) and the Emilia-Romagna Region
General Profile of Shandong Province
Country: | People's Repubblic of China |
Province: | Shandong |
President: | Zhou Naixiang |
Capital | Jinan |
Shandong, with a population of more than 100 million, is one of the richest provinces in China. Its economic development focuses on large companies with world-renowned brands; in fact, it is the largest industrial producer and one of the leading manufacturing provinces in China. Shandong has also benefited from investment and tourism from South Korea and Japan due to its geographical proximity to these countries. Shandong has a growing economy, thriving agriculture, an important energy and raw materials industry, and a rapidly expanding manufacturing industry.
In October 2019 a collaboration agreement was signed. In 2020, at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Shandong supported the Region by sending surgical masks and protective coveralls.
Areas of collaboration
Institutional RelationsTrade and investmentsTechnologyEnvironmental enhancementCulture TrainingTourism
- Economic development and trade, including by supporting the participation of enterprises in the respective territories in international trade fairs organized in Emilia-Romagna or Shandong Province and encouraging the implementation of trade fair events in the territories of the counterparts.
- Investment, technology transfer and promotion of exports of products and services
- Collaboration between universities and research centers, with particular reference to the exchange of scientific and academic experience on the issues of industrial research and technological innovation
- Collaboration in the field of culture, art and tourism