Brisbane's Sister City - Chongqing
The 2005 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayor’s Forum was hosted by Chongqing and saw the signing of the Brisbane-Chongqing Sister City Agreement. The agreement allows exchanges and cooperation in fields such as:
- science
- technology
- culture
- sports
- health
- education
- agriculture
- tourism.
On this page you can find general information about Chongqing, as well as download a key facts and opportunity sectors fact sheet.
About Chongqing
Chongqing is Brisbane’s largest Sister City and one of the largest cities in the world. Chongqing:
- covers an area of 82,403 square kilometres
- has a population of more than 30 million people
- is one of the four municipalities in China under the direct administration of the central government
- is the most populous Chinese municipality
- is China's third largest motor vehicle production centre and the largest for motorcycles
- is one of China's nine largest iron and steel producers
- is abundant with large deposits of coal, natural gas, and more than 40 kinds of minerals such as strontium and manganese
- is served by Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport with four other airports in the municipality serving passenger flights to domestic destinations
- is named as the world's fastest-growing tourism city in 2017 by the World Travel and Tourism Council
- hosts the Smart China Expo annually.
Prominent industry sectors of Chongqing include:
- automobile and motorcycle Industry
- smart industry
- equipment
- materials
- bio-pharmaceutical
- consumer goods
- agricultural and sideline food processing
- technology service.
Key facts and opportunity sectors
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For more information visit the Chongqing website.