Editing Shenzhen (section)

==Sister cities==
Shenzhen has been very active in cultivating [[sister city]] relationships. In October 1989, Shenzhen Mayor Li Hao and a delegation travelled to [[Houston]] to attend the signing ceremony establishing a sister city relationship between Houston and Shenzhen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hssca.org/|title=HSSCA|website=HSSCA|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080240/http://hssca.org/|archive-date=17 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Houston became the first sister city of Shenzhen. As of 2015, Shenzhen has established sister city relationship with 25 cities in the world.
{{As of|2021|May}}, Shenzhen is [[Sister city|twinned]] with the following regions, cities, and counties:<ref name="Sister Cities">{{cite web |url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/en_szgov/govt/cities/sister/ |title=Sister Cities |publisher=sz.gov.cn |access-date=1 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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* {{flagdeco|US}} [[Houston]], United States, since March 1986
* {{flagdeco|Bulgaria}} [[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria, since November 2013
* {{flagdeco|Italy}} [[Brescia]], Italy, since November 1991
* {{flagdeco|Australia}} [[City of Brisbane|Brisbane]], Australia, since June 1992
* {{flagdeco|Poland}} [[Poznań]], Poland, since July 1993
* {{flagdeco|Jamaica}} [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica, since March 1995
* {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Lomé]], Togo, since June 1996
* {{flagdeco|Germany}} [[Nuremberg]], Germany, since May 1997<ref>Nürnberg International - Informationen zu den Auslandsbeziehungen der Stadt Nürnberg</ref>
* {{flagdeco|Belgium}} [[Walloon Brabant]], Belgium, since October 2003
* {{flagdeco|Japan}} [[Tsukuba]], Japan, since June 2004
* {{flagdeco|South Korea}} [[Gwangyang]], South Korea, since October 2004
* {{flagdeco|Malaysia}} [[Johor Bahru]], Malaysia, since July 2006
* {{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Perm, Russia|Perm]], since Russia, 2006
* {{flagdeco|Italy}} [[Turin]], Italy, since January 2007
* {{flagdeco|Romania}} [[Timișoara]], Romania, since February 2007
* {{flagdeco|UK}} [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], United Kingdom
* {{flagdeco|UK}} [[Rotherham]], United Kingdom, since November 2007
* {{flagdeco|Egypt}} [[Luxor]], Egypt, since 6 September 2007
* {{flagdeco|US}} [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], United States, since 30 April 2008
* {{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Samara, Russia|Samara]], Russia, since 19 December 2008
* {{flagdeco|Uruguay}} [[Montevideo]], Uruguay, since February 2009
* {{flagdeco|Hungary}} [[Kalocsa]], Hungary, since 2011
* {{flagdeco|Israel}} [[Haifa]], Israel, since 2012
* {{flagdeco|Spain}} [[Barcelona]], Spain, since July 2012
* {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Apia]], Samoa, since August 2015
* {{flagdeco|Scotland}} [[Edinburgh]],Scotland, since June 2019
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=== Other twinnings ===
The [[Shenzhen Port]] is twinned and has collaboration agreements with:

* {{flagdeco|Spain}} The [[Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], Spain, since June 2013.<ref>[http://www.diariodeavisos.com/puerto-santa-cruz-shenzhen-en-china-hermanados/ El puerto de Santa Cruz y el de Shenzhen, en China, hermanados]</ref>