Representatives of Shaanxi Tourism Group and Jupiter Legend Corporation sign an agreement on international tourist referral cooperation at the 8th US-China Sister Cities Summit held Friday in San Francisco. [Photo by LIA ZHU/chinadaily.com.cn]
Diplomats, mayors and civic leaders from both sides of the Pacific gathered in San Francisco for the 8th US-China Sister Cities Summit, renewing their commitment to the subnational partnership that national governments alone cannot forge.
Themed "Shared Efforts for High-quality City Development", the summit drew more than 150 Chinese delegates representing 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across 12 cities, alongside 160 US delegates from 21 states and 36 cities.
The gathering, held on Friday, featured exchanges on three central themes — green development and urban governance, culture and tourism, and education and youth.
"Everything depends on meeting each other, shaking each other's hand, looking at each other in the eye," Carol Robertson Lopez, chair emeritus of Sister Cities International, told China Daily on the sidelines of the summit.
