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A delegation from China was in West Virginia today to sign agreements with representatives from the state’s business, educational and government agencies.
Zhang Wendong, the Educational Department
Director-General of the Shanxi province in China was one of the dignitaries signing memorandums of understanding to promote educational exchanges and business collaborations.
At a ceremony this morning at the Culture Center in
Charleston, West Virginia Secretary of Commerce Keith Burdette says with the export of 550 million dollars in various West Virginia products, China is the state’s second largest international market in
2014.
“And from those from West Virginia let me say today is an excellent example of why our global outreach is so important to our economy.”
Shanxi is one of China’s top coal producing provinces and representatives of the Datong Mining Group and the Petitto Mine EquipmentCompany of Morgantown signed a purchase agreement. Petitto will sell it’s specialized coal equipment to the Chinese. It’s a move Burdette says that’s good for the state.
“The last documents signed today mean jobs for West Virginians.”
Burdette says West Virginia has a long standing relationship of student exchange with China.
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On this West Virginia Week, the state budget is headed to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, a statewide public camping ban bill moves forward, and Inside Appalachia visits Good Hot Fish.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn December, West Virginia University art professor Joseph Lupo tagged Inside Appalachia in an Instagram post that showcased four-color reductive relief prints made by WVU students — each one inspired by a story or episode they heard on the show. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with three of Lupo’s students and asked them to describe their work and its connection to the show.
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