# Mayors and Representatives from 20 Cities Across Five Continents Gather in Ningbo to Discuss "Open Cooperation"

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- Published: 2026-11-03T23:19:00+07:00
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NINGBO, China, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The "2026 Global Mayors Dialogue • Ningbo"
is being held in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, from Nov. 2 to 5. Mayors and mayoral
representatives from 20 cities in 15 countries and regions across five continents,
along with representatives of international organizations and enterprises, have 
gathered in the city to explore opportunities for openness and deepen practical 
cooperation.

 [⌊Scenario Dialogue of the "2026 Global Mayors Dialogue · Ningbo" held in the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Area⌉](https://mmx.prnasia.com/media/MS2026389/pr-2026-global-mayors-dialogue_picture.jpg?id=OA3055603&p=medium600)

Scenario Dialogue of the "2026 Global Mayors Dialogue · Ningbo" held in the Ningbo-
Zhoushan Port Area

Participants included Wayne Brown, mayor of Auckland, New Zealand; Enrico Ricci,
a representative of the mayor of Florence, Italy; Ahmed Wazeery, secretary-general
of Suez Governorate, Egypt; and the mayors of three cities in Lebanon. Representatives
of international organizations, including the United Nations Global Compact China
and the BRICS New Development Bank, also attended.

Under the theme "Openness and Connectivity for Shared Opportunities," the event 
features a main mayoral dialogue, two scenario dialogues, and three activities focused
on civilizational exchange and mutual learning. During the event, guests visited
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the world’s largest port by throughput, as well as Ningbo 
Yaji Logistics Co., Ltd., Ningbo PIA Automation Holding Corp., Peacebird Group, 
Dongqian Lake and the Old Bund. At the forefront of intelligent port logistics and
in smart workshops where embodied robots are produced, they explored how cities 
can achieve high-level openness and identify future opportunities.

At the main venue, 14 cooperation projects were signed in areas including friendly
exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, science and technology education, and
cultural tourism. They included the establishment of friendly exchange relations
between Yuyao City in Zhejiang and Errachidia, Morocco, and between Yinzhou District
of Ningbo and the Canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. The "Ningbo Consensus
on Collaborative Development" was also released, calling on cities to uphold openness
and connectivity, deepen industrial collaboration, promote people-to-people ties,
and work together to maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply
chains.

Joachim Moyse, vice president of the Rouen Metropolitan Area and mayor of the Canton
of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France, said: "When the world makes it easy for people
to lose hope, we must sit down together all the more and jointly build a framework
for peace. Because peace is the great prerequisite for all cooperation." He also
wanted to take a "gift" home from Ningbo: the city’s broad vision of caring for 
all social strata and building the city around people’s needs. Moyse said this is
precisely the "Chinese experience" he wants to bring back to France and share with
his compatriots.

Located in eastern Zhejiang, Ningbo is home to Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the world’s
largest port. It is also an international gateway for openness and an advanced manufacturing
base, long known by the saying, "Books preserve the past and present, and the port
connects the world." The event features a seven-section exhibition, "Ningbo and 
the World: Global Chinese Culture with Overseas Ningbo Companies," showcasing Ningbo’s
achievements in promoting two-way economic and trade connectivity and people-to-
people ties, with culture as the bond, enterprises as the mainstay and the port 
as the foundation. At the Night of Ningbo event, Ningbo’s Siming Library and classic
books selected by visitors are placed together in the Tianyi Pavilion, one of the
world’s three oldest family libraries, bearing witness to friendships between cities
that span mountains and seas.

 

 

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