The 7th China-CEEC Local Leaders’ Conference and the 2026 Shandong International Sister Cities Cooperation and Exchange Week Kicks Off in Jinan
On May 26, the 7th China-CEEC Local Leaders’ Conference and the 2026 Shandong International Sister Cities Cooperation and Exchange Week officially opened in Jinan. The five-day event is themed “Walk Hand in Hand for a Shared Future”. Hosted by the People’s Government of Shandong Province and other relevant institutions, the conference has its main venue in Jinan and sub-venues in Binzhou, Linyi and Zibo. It brought together more than 600 Chinese and foreign guests from 44 countries, alongside 23 supporting special events focusing on economic and trade, science and education, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges. During the event, the articles of association of the federation were revised, and the Jinan Consensus was released. Viorica Dăncilă, Co-Chair of the Europe-China Council for Economic Cooperation and Development (ECECDC), former Prime Minister of Romania and President of the Romania-China Friendship House, attended the event and gave an interview. She stated that language connectivity serves as the foundation of cooperation, and Chinese language courses have been offered in numerous schools across Romania. Boasting prominent strengths in industry and agriculture, Shandong is well-positioned to deepen practical cooperation with Romania in modern agriculture, cultural tourism, education, green economy and other fields. She also called for continued two-way exchanges based on civil society platforms.
