Xiamen sets up sister city relationship with Israel's Netanya
From January 5 to 8, Ms. Miriam Fierberg-Ikar, Mayor of Netanya, Israel, will lead a delegation to conduct a visit to Xiamen. The delegation received a warm welcome from Xiamen Mayor Liu Keqing on the evening of January 5.
To enhance the friendly communication and cooperation between the 2 cities in the areas of economy, trade, technology, culture, education, health, and sports, an “Intent of Establishing Sister City Relationship between Xiamen and Netanya, Israel” was signed by the 2 mayors during their meeting.
Liu also expressed his admiration for the rapid development of the city of Netanya in various areas and introduced Xiamen’s development in the tourism, information, and biomedicine industries in recent years, which have many similarities to Netenya. Ms. Miriam Fierberg-Ikar expressed her appreciation for Xiamen’s beautiful views and her hopes of a deeper cooperation between the 2 cities.
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, North of the Capital Tel Aviv. It has an area of 28.5 square kilometers and a population of 200,000. Its 14-kilometer-long beaches have made the city a very popular tourist resort.
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.