Since 2009 Breda and Yangzhou have a friendly city relationship. This city link stems from the official relationship that the province of North Brabant has with the Jiangsu province. Both Breda and Yangzhou are committed to the city link. For 12 years, delegations of social partners, knowledge institutions and companies have been meeting each other with the aim of learning from each other, opening doors for entrepreneurs and carrying out joint projects. Very special at the celebration of 10 years of friendship between Yangzhou and Breda in 2019 was the special photo exhibition “Mixing / Memory” that both cities organized together with Breda Photo.
To strengthen and diversify the city links, a five-year cooperation program has been started since 2019. On water, two cities are sharing knowledge and innovative solutions to climate resilience; on tourism, cultural events have been organized sending the welcoming messages to the citizens of our sister city; on education, Chinese and Dutch students are building the bridge to fill in the gaps in knowledge and culture between Yangzhou and Breda.