List of Sino-Portuguese town and municipality partnerships
This list of Sino-Portuguese city and community partnerships shows the city and community friendships between the People's Republic of China and Portugal .
So far, 25 partnerships of this kind exist or are being sought (as of 2015). The first Sino-Portuguese city friendship was established in 1982 between the Portuguese capital Lisbon and the Chinese special administrative region of Macau , which had been Portuguese possession since the 16th century .
The long tradition-steeped Sino-Portuguese relations are a point of reference for the town twinning.
List of city partnerships and friendships
| Chinese place | Portuguese place | since | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou | Coimbra | 2013 | |
| Guizhou | Seixal | 2015 | |
| Jining | Angra do Heroísmo | 2015 | |
| Haikou | Faro | 2008 | |
| Haikou | Loulé | in preparation since 2004 | |
| Haimen | Lisbon | 2011 | Cooperation agreement |
| Lanzhou | Maia | 1998 | Cooperation agreement |
| Liaoyang | Matosinhos | unnamed | |
| Macau | Lisbon | 1982 | |
| Macau | postage | 1997 | |
| Beijing | Lisbon | 2010 | Cooperation agreement |
| Panyu | Aveiro | 2000 | Cooperation agreement |
| Penglai | Cartaxo | 2010 | |
| Penglai | Leiria | unnamed | |
| Qingdao | Lisbon | 2010 | Cooperation agreement |
| Shanghai | Maia | 1999 | Cooperation agreement |
| Shanghai | postage | 1995 | |
| Shenzhen | postage | 2014 | Cooperation agreement |
| Taipa (Macau) | Coimbra | 1998 | |
| Taizhou | Borba | 2009 | |
| Tongling | Leiria | 1999 | |
| Weifang | Pedrógão Grande | 2015 | |
| Wuxi | Cascais | 1993 | |
| Yongchuan | Torres Vedras | unnamed | |
| Zhuhai | Castelo Branco | 1995 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Sino-Portuguese city partnerships at the Association of Portuguese Administrative Districts (ANMP), accessed on May 20, 2020
- ^ List of city partnerships Macau-Portugal at the Association of Portuguese Administrative Districts (ANMP), accessed on May 20, 2020