Agreement on Holding Trilateral Sports Exchange Made, with the Trilateral Local Government Exchange Conference as the Catalyst Shaanxi Province - Ehime Prefecture - North Gyeongsang Province
Shaanxi Province North Gyeongsang Province Ehime Prefecture

The trilateral exchange among Shaanxi (China), Ehime (Japan), and North Gyeongsang (Korea) is relatively recent compared to other exchanges. Shaanxi and North Gyeongsang (April 2013), and Shaanxi and Ehime (2015) each have sister/friendship relations established between each other.

The trilateral meetings among Shaanxi, Ehime, and North Gyeongsang was arranged at the 21st Trilateral Local Government Exchange Conference held in Ehime in October 2019. At the three-party talks, an agreement was made to hold trilateral youth sports exchange, following a suggestion from North Gyeongsang

October 2019: The First Trilateral Talk Held on the Occasion of the Trilateral Local Government Exchange Conference
On 28 October 2019, the three regions held the first three-party talks at the Arena of Exchange, a side event of the 21st Trilateral Local Government Exchange Conference held in Ehime. Staff-level consultations are ongoing on hosting of youth sports exchange program held on a rotational basis, a program suggested by North Gyeongsang.
  • The Trilateral Talk among Shaanxi, Ehime, and North Gyeongsang
    (Source: North Gyeongsang Province)
November 2021: Sports Exchange Video Conference between Working-Level Officials
Working-level officials of the three provincial governments participated in the Exchange Plaza, a side event of the 22nd Trilateral Local Government Exchange Conference hosted by the Governors Association of Korea on November 5, 2021. In the video conference, the three parties discussed details such as the dates of youth sports exchange, types of sports, number of people, support for expenses, player level, first host area, method of determining the rotation of province, and the signing of a MOU.
  • Shaanxi, Ehime, and North Gyeongsang Online Working-level Meeting
    (Source: North Gyeongsang Province)