Sister Cities
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| Authorized by Chinese authorities at both national and local levels, Australia International Trade Association takes an active role in matching cities in China with their counterparts around the globe seeking a sister city relationship. Up till now we have helped reach over 100 sister city agreements between China and Australia, New Zealand, now extending to enhance the city ties between China and the world. Our mission is to provide an umbrella of support for cultural, economic and educational interchange between cities of the world and to encourage friendship, co-operation and understanding to improve peaceful and prosperous coexistence worldwide. |
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| Benefits Deepening understanding of each other and bettering bilateral relationship Improving the image of your city internationally Attracting foreign investment Increasing the volume of import and export More cooperation opportunities in education and culture Improve international competitiveness and gain more opportunities for cooperation |
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Steps to build a partnership 1. Australia International Trade Association matching up your city with Chinese counterpart 2. Communication between cities of the two countries 3. Proposal getting approved by authorities of each side 4. Mutual visits and signing a formal agreement |
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| Established Partnerships | ||
| Campbelltown, Australia | Chongzhou, Sichuan Province, China | |
| Maclean, Australia | Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China | |
| Mudgee, Australia | Dachang, Hebei Province, China | |
| Sarina, Australia | Yucheng, Shandong Province, China | |
| Gatton, Australia | Sipeng, Jilin Province, China | |
| Casey, Australia | Yicheng, Hubei Province, China | |
Contact us If you are interested in beginning a dialogue about becoming sister cities with any one of the cities seeking or a proposed one, please contact us at aita@aita.com.cn or at +86 10 6716 2030/31/32/33/34/35/36/37. |
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| Agreement signed between Shihezi City Government of Xinjiang, China and Clarence City,Australia | Ashberton City Governmentof New Zealand visits Nanchang City Government of Jiangxi Province | Yangquan City Government of Shanxi Province visits Queensland Parliament of Australia |