Schaffhausen – The canton of Schaffhausen is set to enter into a partnership agreement with the Chinese province of Hunan to promote exchange on economic policies.
The Schaffhausen government is planning to enter into a partnership agreement with the Chinese province of Hunan to better present Schaffhausen to the Chinese as both a business location and tourist destination.
For its part, China would benefit from the agreement because it would gain access to innovative Swiss environmental and construction technologies and allow it to learn more about the Swiss experience in the development of cantonal and municipal management as well as the transformation from an industrial to a high-tech provider.
The Schaffhausen government would like to finalise the partnership by the end of 2018, according to a statement.
Similar partnerships with other Swiss cantons and Chinese provinces serve as a model for Schaffhausen. For instance, the canton of Zurich enjoys such partnerships with the provinces of Chongqing and Guangdong. The canton of Solothurn collaborates in a similar manner with the provinces of Gansu and Heilongjiang.
In addition to cultivating relationships, these partnerships mostly serve economic interests by facilitating access to the Chinese market for Swiss companies.
