姉妹都市 Vol.4(Exploring opportunities in sister cities)

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Exploring opportunities in sister cities (5/12/2017) | @siah_ang (@BNZ @VicUniWgtn) @NZStuffBusiness の一部抜粋です。

… New Zealand’s cities and towns have more than 150 sister city arrangements. Close to 100 of these are with cities and towns in Japan, China and Australia.
Auckland and Wellington regions each have 19 sister city arrangements. Christchurch has seven of these partnerships. …
… Each sister city organisation is independent and plans and implements cooperative activities and exchanges in cultural, educational, municipal/technical, business, and humanitarian fields.
… Thousands of inbound and outbound exchanges take place every year, as well as virtual exchanges and other remote, cooperative activities.
…unlike geographical and logistical challenges that may come out of trade considerations, sister city arrangements are not weighed down by these constraints. A study has concluded that geographical distance has negligible influence on the choice of sister cities. …
In New Zealand’s engagements with Asia, it is important to bear in mind that we already have 79 existing sister city arrangements to build on. …


投稿者: ワールド ソルーションズ

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