MEMORANDUMMEMORANDUM OF OF UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING BETWEENBETWEEN THE STATESTATE OF CALIFORNIA,CALIFORNIA, UNITEDUNITED STATES STATES OF AMERICAANDAMERICA AND JIANGSU PROVINCE,PROVINCE, PEOPLE'SPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFOF CHINACHINA ONO'-J TRADE,TRADE, INNOVATION, CLIMATECLIMATE CHANGE,CHANGE, EDUCATION,EDUCATION, AND CULTURALCULTURAL EXCHANGE
Paragraph 1 1 Background
WHEREASWHEREAS thethe StateState of CaliforniaCalifornia ofof the the UnitedUnited StatesStates of AmericaAmerica ("California")("California") andand Jiangsu ProvinceProvince ofof the People's Republic of China China ("Jiangsu")("Jiangsu") (hereinafter (hereinafter referred referred to to as as "the Parties")Parties") officiallyofficially established established sister sister state-province state-province relationshiprelationship inin the the yearyear ofof 2011, 2011, andand
WHEREASWHEREAS in in 2017, 2017, the the two two sides sides agreedagreed to work collaborativelycollaboratively to to facilitatefacilitate cooperation cooperation onon research,research, innovation, andand investmentinvestment aimed at advancingadvancing the development of low-low carbon energy resourcesresources andand cleanclean technologies,technologies, and and
WHEREASWHEREAS ViceVice GovernorGovernor WangWang JiangJiang ofof Jiangsu Jiangsu ProvinceProvince ledled thethe JiangsuJiangsu GoodwillGoodwill Delegation toto California fromfrom 26-2826-28 OctoberOctober 2019, in aa bidbid toto furtherfurther friendship friendship andand cooperationcooperation between between the the two two sister sister states, states, and and
WHEREASWHEREAS during thethe visit,visit, thethe delegation delegation metmet withwith Lieutenant Lieutenant GovernorGovernor EleniEleni KounalakisKounalakis ofof California California and and convenedconvened thethe 5th5th meetingmeeting ofof thethe California-JiangsuCalifornia-Jiangsu Joint Joint Economic Committee,Committee, at at which which the the Parties Parties recapped recapped the the exchanges exchanges andand cooperationcooperation that that havehave beenbeen implementedimplemented inin the the sectors sectors ofof economy economy and and trade, trade, science science and and technology, technology, education, environmental protection, and cultureculture sincesince thethe inceptioninception ofof the the sister-state sister-state relationship,relationship,
THEREFORETHEREFORE thethe PartiesParties havehave reachedreached agreement to to furtherfurther their relationship inin thethe followingfollowing areas: areas:
ParagraphParagraph2 2 AreasAreas ofof Cooperation Cooperation
1. High-ProfileHigh-Profile Exchange Exchange and and Visits:Visits:
The Parties shall work toto establishestablish aa mechanismmechanism toto scheduleschedule high-profile visits visits and and agree agree upon long termterm plansplans withwith reference reference to to and and emphasis emphasis onon the the highlightedhighlighted sectors sectors in in order order to to steersteer bilateral exchanges andand cooperationcooperation through through the the convening convening of of California-JiangsuCalifornia-Jiangsu JointJoint EconomicEconomic Committee Committee meetings. meetings.
2. EconomyEconomy and and Trade:Trade:
The Parties shall focus on promoting mutualmutual tradetrade andand investment,investment, toto thethe extentextent thatthat itit is is possible to do so, inin the following sectors: sectors:
1.1. InfrastructureInfrastructure & & logistics, logistics, including including best best practice practice sharing sharing on on infrastructure infrastructure projects projects 2.2. FilmFihn and and entertainment, entertainment, including including mutual mutual investment investment in in the the productionproduction and and distribution ofof films. films. 3. ScienceScience andand technology,technology, includingincluding energy energy efficiency, efficiency, clean clean technology, technology, consumer consumer technology, andand e-commercee-commerce 4.4. AgriculturalAgricultural products products and and food food processing processing 5. BiotechnologyBiotechnology and and medical medical devices devices
The PartiesParties agree toto continue the existing Joint Working GroupGroup onon Trade Trade andand InvestmentInvestment Cooperation discussions atat the Los Angeles-China Week Economic SummitSummit andand otherother ongoingongoing high-level high-level conversations conversations between between the the two two governments. governments.
3.3. ScientificScientific and and TechnologicalTechnological Innovation:
TheThe PartiesParties shall build uponupon existingexisting cooperationcooperation toto advanceadvance the developmentdevelopment of low-low carbon energy resources and cleanclean technologiestechnologies and may communicate andand cooperatecooperate onon mattersmatters ofof research research and innovation, asas appropriate. Additionally,Additionally, thethe PartiesParties maymay wishwish toto includeinclude locallocal governments, governments, researchers, researchers, keykey stakeholders,stakeholders, industrialindustrial collaborators, collaborators, and and institutesinstitutes ofof higher higher learning,learning, includingincluding incubators incubators inin northern northern and and southernsouthern CaliforniaCalifornia among designated institutionsinstitutions to promotepromote resourceresource integration andand commercializationcommercialization ofof researchresearch results.
4. ClimateClimate Change Change andand EnvironmentalEnvironmental Protection:Protection:
The PartiesParties shallshall strengthenstrengthen cooperationcooperation to addressaddress climateclimate changechange andand protectprotect thethe environment.environment. Areas of cooperation cooperation include,include, butbut areare notnot limitedlimited to, to, reducing reducing greenhouse greenhouse emissionsemissions and air pollution, includingincluding from from the the industrial industrial and and transport transport sectors sectors and and ports. ports.
The two sidessides agreeagree to workwork withwith the the California-China California-China Climate Climate Institute Institute to to enhance enhance pragmatic cooperation in termsterms ofof policy policy study, study, personnelpersonnel trainingtraining programs, programs, capabilitycapability building andand technology exchange,exchange, and and will will work work toto create projects projects in in thethe fieldfield of environmentalenvironmental protection. protection.
5. EducationalEducational Exchanges:Exchanges:
The PartiesParties shall encourageencourage institutionsinstitutions ofof higher educationeducation in bothboth jurisdictionsjurisdictions toto strengthenstrengthen cooperation in academicacademic exchanges,exchanges, jointjoint research,research, staff/facultystafllfaculty andand studentstudent exchanges.exchanges. TheThe Parties shall encourageencourage closer interactions between the UniversityUniversity ofof California system system andand universitiesuniversities in in Jiangsu Jiangsu based based onon thethe currentcurrent one-on-one one-on-one partnership. partnership. The Parties shall supportsupport thethe developmentdevelopment ofof Jiangsu-California Jiangsu-California InternationalInternational Education Education CenterCenter and the establishment of sister-schoolsister-school relations amongstamongst secondarysecondary schools in both jurisdictions.jurisdictions.
6. CulturalCultural and and People-to-PeoplePeople-to-People ExchangeExchange
TheThe PartiesParties will will seek toto enhanceenhance friendly friendly exchangeexchange in in city-to-city city-to-city relations, culture, tourism andand arts, and ensureensure the the on-going on-going successsuccess of of the the California-Jiangsu California-Jiangsu Mayors Mayors Dialogue Dialogue and and the Beautiful Jiangsu. Jiangsu· International Youth Youth Leadership Leadership Program. Program. The The Parties Parties shall shall encourage encourage artsarts andand sports organizations toto visitvisit and and perform perform and and compete compete in in the the other other sister sister state. state.
ParagraphParagraph3 3 Coordination
The PartiesParties respectively designate the the ForeignForeign AffairsAffairs OfficeOffice ofof Jiangsu Jiangsu ProvincialProvincial People's Government for thethe Province ofof Jiangsu Jiangsu and the Governor's OfficeOffice ofof Business Business and EconomicEconomic Development for thethe StateState of California toto establishestablish the creation of an action planplan toto implementimplement thethe objectivesobjectives ofofthis this Memorandum Memorandum ofof Understanding. Understanding. ParagraphParagraph4 4 Availability of of Personnel Personnel and and Resources Resources
1bisThis Memorandum ofof Understanding, Understanding, onceonce inin effect effect upon upon signature, signature, does does not not create create any any legally bindingbinding rights rights or or obligations obligations for for either either Party. Party.
1bisThis Memorandum ofof Understanding Understanding doesdoes notnot involveinvolve the the exchange exchange ofof funds, funds, nornor does does itit representrepresent any obligation of funds funds byby eithereither Party.Party. AllAll costs costs thatthat maymay arise arise fromfrom activitiesactivities coveredcovered by, mentioned in, oror pursuantpursuant to thisthis MemorandumMemorandum ofof Understanding Understanding will be be assumedassumed by thethe PartyParty whowho incursincurs them, them, unless unless otherwiseotherwise stipulated stipulated and and decided decided pursuant pursuant toto aa future written arrangement.arrangement. All activitiesactivities undertaken undertaken pursuant to this Memorandum of UnderstandingUnderstanding are subject to the availabilityavailability of of funds, funds, personnel personnel and and other other resources resources ofof each Party.
The personnelpersonnel designated by by thethe Parties forfor the executionexecution of thisthis MemorandumMemorandum ofof UnderstandingUnderstanding willwill workwork underunder thethe ordersorders andand responsibilityresponsibility ofof the the organization organization oror institution toto whichwhich they they belong, belong, atat all all times times maintaining maintaining their their employment employment relationship relationship with thatthat organizationorganization oror institution.institution. TheirTheir work work will will not not create create an an employer-employee employer-employee relationship withwith anyany otherother organizationorganization oror institution,institution, so in nono casecase will thatthat other other organizationorganization or or institution institution be be considered considered as as aa substitutesubstitute oror joint employer employer of of the the designated designated personnel.
ParagraphParagraph5 5 ComplianceCompliance with ApplicableApplicable LawsLaws
AllAll activitiesactivities undertaken undertaken pursuantpursuant toto thisthis Memorandum Memorandum ofof Understanding, Understanding, andand allall personnelpersonnel designated byby the PartiesParties forfor thethe execution execution of of those those activities activities undertaken undertaken pursuantpursuant to thisthis MemorandumMemorandum ofof Understanding Understanding areare subjectsubject to thethe applicableapplicable lawslaws ofof the the receivingreceiving country.country. SuchSuch personnel,personnel, ifif visiting thethe otherother PartyParty to participateparticipate in anan activity pursuant to thisthis Memorandum ofUnderstanding,of Understanding, will not not engage engage in any activityactivity detrimentaldetrimental to thisthis MemorandumMemorandum of of Understanding. Understanding.
Paragraph 66 InterpretationInterpretation andand ApplicationApplication
Any differencedifference that may arisearise in relationrelation toto thethe interpretationinterpretation oror applicationapplication ofof thisthis Memorandum of UnderstandingUnderstanding willwill be be resolved resolved through through consultations consultations between between the the Parties, whowho will endeavor endeavor inin good good faithfaith to to resolve resolve such such differences.differences.
ParagraphParagraph 77 Final ProvisionsProvisions
This Memorandum of Understanding Understanding is effective fromfrom thethe datedate ofof its its signature,signature, forfor aa fourfour (4)(4) yearyear period. period.
This MemorandumMemorandum ofof Understanding Understanding may be modified atat anyany timetime byby mutual mutual consent consent ofof thethe Parties. AnyAny modification will will be be made made in in writing writing and and specify specify the the date date on on which which such such modificationmodification is is to to become become effective.effective.
Either ofof the the PartiesParties may at any time, withdraw fromfrom thisthis Memorandum Memorandum of of Understanding Understanding byby providingproviding a a written written notice notice to to the the other other Party Party thirty thirty (30) (30) days days in in advance. advance. The t=inationtermination ofof this this MemorandumMemorandum of of Understanding Understanding should should not not affect affect the the conclusion conclusion of thethe cooperationcooperation activitiesactivities thatthat maymay havehave beenbeen formalizedformalized duringduring thethe timetime this this Memorandum of Understanding Understanding isis inin effect, effect, unlessunless thethe PartiesParties mutually decidedecide otherwise.otherwise.
This MOUMOU is is signed signed in in duplicate duplicate in in English English and and Chinese Chinese languages languages on on 28 28 October October 2019 2019 in in Sacramento, California;California; each of thethe twotwo sidessides hashas oneone copy.copy. BothBoth versionsversions areare equallyequally binding.binding.
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