Sister cities

Things have developed since Dongying city – located in East China's Shandong province – established its first sister city relationship in 1986 with the city of Midland, Texas, in the United States. 

To date, Dongying has established formal international friendship city relationships with five cities in four countries. In addition, it has formed international friendship cooperation city relationships with 27 others – including Guilford, in the county of Surrey, in the United Kingdom.

Within the framework of the World Energy Cities Partnership or WECP, Dongying maintains friendly relations with 16 foreign cities. These include Houston in the state of Texas in the US and Aberdeen, in Scotland, in the UK.

Overall, Dongying's sister city network spans 48 cities in 32 countries across six continents.

Statistical data is as of Dec 9, 2024.

Basic Information on Friendship City Exchanges in Dongying

Basic Information on Friendship Cooperation City Exchanges in Dongying

Basic Information on City Exchanges of WECP Member Cities