| Sister Cities
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| City of Kishiwada , Japan
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Shantou established sister city relationship with Kishiwada on June 2, 1990.
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| City of Saint John, Canada
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Shantou established sister city relationship with Saint John on February 28, 1997.
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| City of Can Tho , Vietnam
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Shantou established sister city relationship with Can Tho on August 1, 2005.
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| City of Haifa, Israel
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Shantou established sister city relationship with Haifa on December 16, 2015.
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| Friendly Cooperative Cities
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| City of Bangkok, Thailand
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Bangkok on March 2, 2000.
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| City of Pyeongtaek, the Republic of Korea
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Pyeongtaek on March 25, 2003.
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| City of Fairfield, Australia
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Fairfield on April 26, 2005.
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| City of Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Johor Bahru on November 4, 2011
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| City of Federal Way , Washington,the United States
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Federal Way on March 12, 2013
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| City of Puntarenas , Costa Rica
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Puntarenas on July 22, 2014
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| City of Durres , Albania
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Durres on August 14, 2015
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| City of Libreville, the Republic of Gabon.
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Libreville on November 5, 2015
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| City of Leiria, Portugal
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Leiria on october 12, 2018
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| City of Khabarovsk, Russia
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Shantou established friendly cooperative relationship with Khabarovsk on March 21, 2019
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