On May 15, 2023, Wang Wensen, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Chaozhou Municipal Committee, and Zhou Ruyin, Vice Mayor of Chaozhou Municipal People’s Government, led a team to Shantou, where they met with Ye Xian, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shantou Municipal Committee and Director of the Publicity Department, Li Zhao, Vice Mayor of Shantou Municipal People’s Government, and other officials. The two cities reached a consensus on the following issues upon consultation. First, Shantou would fully support Chaozhou’s UCCN City of Gastronomy 2023 application. Second, Chaozhou would fully support Shantou in the next call for applications (supposed to be in 2025). After the meeting, the two cities signed the “Memorandum of Understanding between Chaozhou and Shantou on the Application for UCCN City of Gastronomy”.