Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on October 23, 2020
Beijing Youth Daily: The City Council of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia recently voted overwhelmingly to adopt a motion to mark the 15th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Brisbane and Chongqing. What is China's comment?
Zhao Lijian: China welcomes and appreciates the commemorative motion by the Brisbane City Council of Australia.
Since the establishment of sister-city relations between Chongqing and Brisbane in 2005, the two cities have conducted a great deal of friendly exchanges and practical cooperation and achieved fruitful results. The friendship is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of both cities. We have learned that since the beginning of this year, the two cities have jointly held a series of activities to celebrate the 15th anniversary, with the active participation of the public.
The mutually beneficial cooperation at subnational levels and the friendship between the Chinese and Australian people have laid a solid foundation for the development of bilateral relations. We support the joint efforts of localities and people from all walks of life in both countries to continuously enhance mutual understanding, foster friendship and deepen cooperation so as to accumulate more positive energy for the improvement and development of China-Australia relations.
