CGTN: Global Mayors Dialogue Reaffirms China's Commitment To Openness

BEIJING, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The main event of the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue · Ningbo opened in port city Ningbo on Tuesday, bringing together representatives from 15 countries and 20 international cities. Themed "Openness and Connectivity for Shared Opportunities," it produced 14 cooperation agreements and the Ningbo Consensus on Cooperative Development, underscoring the role of cities as engines of open trade and mutual benefit.

The signed projects span sister-city exchanges, trade and investment, science and education, culture and tourism. "The city's opening up is not a one-way going out but a two-way embedding into global industrial and innovation chains," Ningbo Mayor Shen Mingquan said.