Qidong, a county-level city administered by Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, and Xixiang county, administered by Hanzhong in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, signed an agreement to deepen education ties on Oct 17.

The two plan to broaden their partnership, enhance school management and improve the quality of teaching in their respective schools.

The pair have already carried out multiple pairing exchanges and achieved remarkable results. Xixiang has made great progress in infrastructure, school-enterprise cooperation, informatization through the establishment of branch campuses, training, and online communication.

Moving forward, Qidong and Xixiang reportedly plan to further deepen cooperation, build broad platforms to increase visits and exchanges, and boost the development of high-quality education in both places.