Following a first visit in 2017, a group of experts from the European LEADER Association for Rural Development (ELARD) undertook a new mission to China in May 2019.

During this visit, the EU Local Action Group (LAG) representatives learned about the reality of Chinese rural territories and shared their knowledge about the LEADER approach. The mission paves the way to establishing the first LAG in China.

Should the pilot phase be successful, the development of Chinese LAGs could offer interesting potential for cooperation with European LAGs in the future.