Irvine City in southern California and Taoyuan in northern Taiwan formed sister city ties on Friday.
The inauguration ceremony was held in the evening at Irvine City Hall with Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, Irvine Sister Cities Fund Chairman James Dunning, Taoyuan Mayor Chen Tzung-yi (陳宗義), and Taoyuan International Exchange Association Chairman Yu Chang-ho (游長和) all signing the document formally establishing the relationship.
In the future, the two cities will engage in exchanges in the fields of culture, education, and trade.
Some 100 dignitaries attended the ceremony, including Linghu Jung-ta (令狐榮達), a representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles and Chan Shih-hung (詹世弘), president of Taoyuan's Yuan Ze University.
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