On July 22, a ceremony commemorating the 45th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Shanghai and San Francisco was successfully held at San Francisco City Hall. The event gathered a distinguished group of guests, including Liu Ping, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Government; Zhang Jianmin, Consul General of China in San Francisco; Daniel Lurie, Mayor of San Francisco; and Daphne Fang, Chair of the San Francisco–Shanghai Sister City Committee.

In his remarks, Deputy Secretary-General Liu Ping highlighted the significant achievements Shanghai has made in reform and development over the past decades. He spoke highly of the fruitful cooperation between Shanghai and San Francisco in numerous fields since the establishment of their sister city relationship, and expressed hopes for further deepening ties and expanding friendly exchanges between the two cities in the future.

Consul General Zhang Jianmin encouraged people from all walks of life to actively engage in cooperation and dialogue at the subnational level, contributing fresh momentum to the bilateral relationship.

Mayor Lurie reflected on the long-standing friendship between San Francisco and Shanghai and reaffirmed the city’s commitment to fostering even greater people-to-people connections and looked forward to building on the strong foundation of mutual respect and collaboration.