Shandong International Friendship Cities Conference for Cooperation and Development kicks off
A total of 708 people in 93 delegations -- 49 at the provincial level and 44 at the municipal level -- from 35 countries in five continents attended the event, as did diplomatic envoys, counselors and the consuls general of Japan, the Republic of Korea and Thailand in Shandong. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]