Columbus: Taiwanese delegation visit on 9/11

The City of Columbus and Taichung City, Taiwan, will establish a "Sister City" pact on Tuesday, Sept., 11th, during a planned visit here.

Mayor Jim Wetherington, and Mayor of Taichung City, Jason C. Hu, will take part in the signing ceremony, to be held at a meeting of the Columbus City Council, an official statement released Thursday morning said.

Hu and the Taiwanese delegation will tour the city and visit several locations in Columbus during its two-day stay. The Taiwanese are set to speak on a local radio program, and visit several cultural sites, Columbus State University and The RiverCenter for the Performing Arts among them.

A host of economic, medical, cultural and tourism-affiliated attaches' are with the 14-member group, the statement said.