“We will go to the United States for scientific and technological cooperation with the participation of the local new energy companies in Sichuan.” Recently, Tsinghua Sichuan Institute of Energy Internet Research in Tianfu New Area reported the latest news. The cooperation between Sichuan and Washington thousands of miles away from each other has become increasingly tighter.

　　As early as 1982, Washington State became the first “international friendship city” of Sichuan. At present, Sichuan has 11 formal international friendship cities with the United States, including three pairs of provincial ones and 8 pairs of city, prefecture (and county) level ones.

　　Time returning to the 1980s, in the same year that Washington State established friendly relation with Sichuan, Michigan also took an olive branch to Sichuan.

　　Last year, at the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the friendly relation of Sichuan Province and Michigan State held in Chengdu, Snyder, Governor of Michigan, attended on the spot. “Thirty-five years ago, the governments of the province and state as well as peoples came together,” Snyder said sensibly. There is still huge room for cooperation in the automobile manufacturing, information technology, agriculture and tourism industries in the future.

　　There are both old acquaintances and new friends.

　　In June of last year, California, famous in a world for Silicon Valley, established friendly province-state relation with Sichuan. “Sichuan has outstanding advantages in high-tech areas. Friendly cities will bring more cooperation between the two sides.” California Governor is looking forward to the “marriage” with Sichuan.

　　After a friendly relationship established, Sichuan and California speed up the construction of agencies, encourage people-to-people exchanges, and promote cultural cooperation. The two sides will also further promote the cooperation in the fields of information technology, biopharmaceuticals, clean energy, environmental protection, high-end service industries and international trade through various means.