Ancient Port, New Voyages: Ningbo's Smart Manufacturing Expands Global Trade Footprint via Maritime Silk Road

NINGBO, China, July 7 (Bernama) -- On July 4, 2026, the cultural exchange event Encounter & Insight: Dialogue Between Ningbo, China and Colombo, Sri Lanka  took place in Colombo. 

Separated by thousands of miles, the two millennia-old port cities reconnected, leveraging their ports as a bond and cultural exchanges as a cohesive force to hold in-depth talks on integrated port-city development and bilateral economic and trade connectivity.