What they say

Andria Basilaia, deputy mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia

Shanghai is a big metropolitan city, and we have a lot to learn from it. Hopefully, we will be cooperating in many key areas like transport, urban space development, green space development, waste management and many more. In the past few years, there have been many national-level agreements between the two countries, China and Georgia.

Lee Kwang-ho, ambassador for international relations of Jeonbuk state, Republic of Korea

International cooperation between Jeonbuk and Shanghai, such as youth exchange camps, joint incubation of start-ups, joint research on smart agriculture and biotechnology, can be mutually beneficial, not only to improve global capabilities of the young people in our state, but also to enable the young people from Shanghai to learn about our agricultural biotechnology industry and local innovation experience.

Dilpreet Sidhu, deputy mayor of international affairs of Los Angeles, the United States

Los Angeles has strong international climate partnerships that build on shared strengths and interests. Los Angeles and Shanghai have been at the forefront of reducing emissions on one of the world's busiest container shipping routes, working to make the maritime industry more environmentally sustainable. It also paves the way for cities to work together to make the air we breathe cleaner and safer and turn the tide on climate change.