In September, China’s eastern province of Jiangsu signed 14 deals with Israel to enhance hi-tech cooperation in sectors of life science, medical devices, and smart manufacturing.

This follows the official opening of the Israel-Jiangsu Centre, tasked with a mission to further diversify China-Israel innovation.

This is China’s first provincial-level innovation centre located in Tel-Aviv, complementing the existing China-Changzhou Israel Innovation Park located in east China’s Jiangsu Province.

During the inauguration ceremony, the Israel-Jiangsu Centre signed an agreement with Israeli founding bodies the Zilker Company and Startup East.

At the inaugural ceremony, Cui Yuting, counselor of Science and Technology ceremony, expressed hope that “the Centre will become an important bridge for the innovation cooperation connecting China and Israel.