Editing Shenyang (section)

==International relations==

===Foreign consulates===
Japan, Russia, South Korea, France, Germany, North Korea, Australia and the United States all have [[consulate]]s in Shenyang, located in [[Heping District, Shenyang|Heping District]]. These eight consulates make Shenyang the sixth major city to host more foreign representatives than any other city in China after [[Beijing]], [[Shanghai]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Chengdu]], and [[Chongqing]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yongqi |first1=Hu |title=New Australian consulate general planned to facilitate appliers in Northeast China |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017livisitausnzl/2017-03/24/content_28671310.htm |access-date=25 November 2017 |agency=[[China Daily]] |date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042159/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2017livisitausnzl/2017-03/24/content_28671310.htm |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/jb_mr_171124.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D |publisher=Australian Government |date=24 November 2017 |title=Celebrating 45 years of Australia-China relations |first=Julie |last=Bishop |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316065115/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2017/jb_mr_171124.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D |archive-date=16 March 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Australian Trade Commission Extends its Reach in China |url=http://china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/20111115AustradeShenyangopening-eng.html |website=Australian Embassy, China |publisher=DFAT |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033330/http://china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/20111115AustradeShenyangopening-eng.html |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.embassypages.com/city/shenyang|title=Consulates in Shenyang, China|website=www.embassypages.com}}</ref>

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Shenyang has established [[twin towns and sister cities|sister/friendship city]] [[paradiplomacy|relationships]] with many other cities around the world. These relationships have sought to promote economic, cultural, educational and other ties.

'''Sister cities'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.syfao.gov.cn/Article/tslm/yhcs/ |script-title=zh:友好城市 |publisher={{lang|zh-hans|沈阳市人民政府外事(侨务)办公室}} [Shenyang People's Government Foreign Affairs (Overseas Chinese Services) Office] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022085158/http://www.syfao.gov.cn/Article/tslm/yhcs/ |archive-date=2016-10-22 |access-date=2016-10-22 |language=zh}}</ref>
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* {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Sapporo]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan ''1980''
* {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], Japan ''1981''
* {{flagdeco|ITA}} [[Turin]], Italy ''1985''
* {{flagdeco|US}} [[Chicago]], United States ''1985''
* {{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Irkutsk]], Russia ''1992''
* {{flagdeco|PHL}} [[Quezon City]], Philippines ''1993''
* {{flagdeco|ISR}} [[Ramat Gan]], Israel ''1993''
* {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Gongju]], [[South Chungcheong]], South Korea ''1996''
* {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Chuncheon]], [[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon Province]], South Korea ''1998''
* {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Seongnam]], [[Gyeonggi]], South Korea ''1998''
* {{flagdeco|CMR}} [[Yaoundé]], Cameroon ''1998''
* {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[Ho Chi Minh City]], Vietnam ''1999''
* {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]], [[North Gyeongsang]], South Korea ''1999''
* {{flagdeco|GRC}} [[Thessaloniki]], Greece ''2000''
* {{flagdeco|CZE}} [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic ''2006''
* {{flagdeco|POL}} [[Katowice]], Poland ''2007''
* {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], Japan ''2010''
* {{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Ufa]], [[Bashkortostan]], Russia ''2011''
* {{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Novosibirsk]], Russia ''2013''
* {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Incheon]], South Korea ''2014''
* {{flagdeco|ARG}} [[La Plata]], Argentina ''2014''
* {{flagdeco|Northern Ireland|union}} [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland ''2016''<ref>{{cite web |title=Belfast signs Sister City Agreement with Shenyang, China today to collaborate in number of areas |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/News/News-66404.aspx |publisher=Belfast City Council |date=2016-05-18 |access-date=2016-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022023632/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/News/News-66404.aspx |archive-date=2016-10-22 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''Friendship cities'''
* {{flagdeco|US}} [[Pittsburg, California]], United States
* {{flagdeco|DEU}} [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
* {{flagdeco|BRA}} [[Marabá, Pará]], Brazil