TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Leyte and China ’s Hubei province formally signed the Memorandum of Agreement recently that would bolster bilateral exchange and friendly cooperation between the two provinces.
The Memorandum of Agreement was signed between Leyte through Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla and the province of Hubei through Secretary Lou Qingquan, the Secretary of Hubei Party Committee at the Governor’s Hall of the Provincial Capitol.
The MOA contains the guidelines for the fulfillment of the sisterhood between Leyte and Hubei, which was entered into in February 2004 during the term of then Governor Remedios ‘Matin” Petilla.
Hubei Province and Leyte Province signed the Agreement on the Establishment of Friendly Relations on February 2004. Since the establishment of relations, one of the biggest projects the two provinces have undertaken then was a proposed hydro-power generation project that has been in the pipeline between Hubei and Leyte since 2004.
Hubei itself boasts a number of large and medium-sized hydropower stations – the Gezhouba, Danjiangkou, Geheyan, Hanjiang, Duhe, Huanglongtan, Bailianhe, Lushui and Fushui. In addition, some thermal power stations have been built in Wuhan , Jingmen, Huangshi and some other places in recent years.
Its important agricultural products include cotton, rice, wheat, and tea, while industries include automobiles, metallurgy, machinery, power generation, textiles, foodstuffs and high-tech commodities.
In the agreement signed recently with Leyte province, it is provided that there would be promotion of substantial exchanges in a variety of fields such as culture and business, turning the loose friendship relation closer to a sister bond as soon as possible.
The agreement also provides for a regular high level visit system between the two provinces where officials and representatives can be regularly sent to the areas for bilateral exchanges as well as formulate a fixed working mechanism to achieve the goals of the sisterhood agreement.
Leyte is among the 24 cities and provinces which the Chinese country has forged bilateral relations with.
It can be recalled that China and the Philippines established diplomatic relations and in over 34 years the China-Philippines relations in general have attained a smooth development, and also remarkable achievements in all areas of bilateral cooperation. (AHLETTE C. REYES)
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