Editing Canberra (section)

==Twin towns and sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania}}

Canberra has three [[sister city|sister cities]]:

*[[Beijing]], China<ref name=Canberra>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/international |title=Canberra's international relationships |date=22 November 2018 |publisher=[[Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister's Department|Chief Minister's Department]] |access-date=20 October 2009 |archive-date=12 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112024145/http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/international |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan<ref name=Canberra/>
*[[Wellington]], New Zealand<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-07/canberra-adopts-wellington-as-sister-city/7576458 |title=Canberra adopts New Zealand capital as sister city |date=7 July 2016 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |website=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710210815/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-07/canberra-adopts-wellington-as-sister-city/7576458 |archive-date=10 July 2016}}</ref>

In addition, Canberra has the following friendship cities:

*[[Hangzhou]], China: The ACT Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hangzhou Municipal People's Government on 29 October 1998. The Agreement was designed to promote business opportunities and cultural exchanges between the two cities.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communication/cir/hangzhou_china |title=Hangzhou, China |publisher=ACT Government Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309070609/http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communication/cir/hangzhou_china |archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>
*[[Dili]], East Timor: The Canberra Dili Friendship Agreement was signed in 2004, aiming to build friendship and mutual respect and promote educational, cultural, economic, humanitarian and sporting links between Canberra and Dili.<ref>{{citation |title=Dili, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communication/cir/dili |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309070546/http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communication/cir/dili |url-status=live |publisher=ACT Government Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate |archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>