NACA Accompanies the City of Sandy Springs on Visit to China

NACA advised and accompanied the City of Sandy Springs on its first trip to China to form a sister city relationship with Taicang, a city 30 miles west of Shanghai. The Sandy Springs delegation included Mayor Dr. Eva Galambos, City Councilman Tibby DeJulio , City Manager John McDonough, Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce President Sheri Wilburn, and other local business representatives. NACA President Patrick Ko and Vice President Olivia Wu also accompanied the delegation. During the four-day visit, from November 30 to December 3, the delegation had formal meetings with government officials in Taicang, a signing ceremony and a visit to the Taicang Port, a logistics center in Taicang Industrial Park. The trip was proceeded by a two-year effort by NACA to help Sandy Springs locate a city in China that would bring about ties for businesses and education programs not only between the two cities, but between the Eastern Coastal region in China and the State of Georgia.