Jiangsu province, the economic powerhouse of China, is working to expand cooperation with California in education and culture.

The province launched on Tuesday an international education agency in Pasadena, California - its fourth overseas education base after those in the UK, Canada and Australia.

The Jiangsu-California International Education Center, an affiliate of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, is tasked with promoting the bilateral relationship between China and the US through education, professional training and business development. "Jiangsu has been focusing on its economic and trade relationship with California," Chen Zhenning, vice-governor of Jiangsu, told guests at the kickoff reception. "The establishment of the center means the province and the state will start comprehensive cooperation, especially in cultural and educational exchange."