Bayinchaolu, Jilin Party secretary receives Dr. Stephan Kothrade, president of BASF Greater China, the local branch of the global German chemical company, in Changchun, to discuss increased cooperation in automobiles, architecture, agriculture and chemicals, on June 27. [Photo by Song Kai/chinajilin.com.cn]

Jiang Liangchao, Jilin's governor, meeting with Dmitry Mezentsev, chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Society and a member of the  Federation Council, in Changchun, on June 27. The friendship society, with HQ in Russia, promotes people-to-people exchanges between the two countries and says that it expects to play a more active role in getting Russian companies to invest in Jilin. [Photo by Zou Naishuo/chinajilin.com.cn]