Brisbane's Sister City - Shenzhen
The Sister City relationship between Brisbane and Shenzhen is significant and long-standing, having been formalised in 1992. 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Brisbane-Shenzhen Sister City Relationship. The relationship is currently focussing on economic cooperation and mutual business development opportunities.
On this page you can find general information about Shenzhen as well as download a key facts and opportunity sectors fact sheet.
About Shenzhen
Shenzhen:
- is a picturesque seaboard city in the south of Guangdong province covering an area of 2050 square kilometres
- has a population of 17.56 million and is the 6th most populous city in China
- has a subtropical maritime climate similar to Brisbane and a yearly average temperature of 22.4 °C
- is an information-technology hub known as China's Silicon Valley and home to some of China’s most successful high-tech companies such Tencent, Huawei, BYD, DJI and ZTE
- is one of China’s main ports for foreign trade and international exchange and has the world's fourth busiest container port - Port of Shenzhen
- became the first special economic zone of China in 1980s due to its close proximity to Hong Kong, attracting foreign direct investment and migrants searching for opportunities
- is a major financial centre in southern China and ranked as having the 8th most competitive and largest financial centre in the world according to 2021 Global Financial Centres Index
- ranked second on the list of 'Top 10 Cities to Visit in 2019' by Lonely Planet
- is a young city with senior citizens above 60 years old accounting for only 5.36 percent of the city's total population
- is served by its own Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and the neighbouring Hong Kong International Airport
- is home to Shenzhen Stock Exchange
- hosts Shenzhen Investment Promotion Conference annually in Brisbane.
Prominent industry sectors of Shenzhen include:
- high-tech
- finance
- modern logistics
- cultural and creative
- strategic emerging industry
- new generation information technology
- high-end equipment manufacturing
- low carbon
- bio-pharm
- digital economy
- advanced material
- marine economy.
Key facts and opportunity sectors
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Visit the Shenzhen website for more information.