| Chinese Port City Befriends Walvis Bay |
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| Wednesday,May 07,2008 Posted: 23:35 BJT(35 GMT) |
| From:Namibia Economist Article type:Reproduced |
The Chinese port city of Wenzhou has twinned with the town of Walvis Bay in a move that will promote trade between the two entities.
A high level delegation from China, led by the Deputy Mayor of Wenzhou, Chong Hongfeng, visited Walvis Bay on 15 April.
“The friendship will enhance our economies and promote trade between the two cities. We will also mobilise our business community to visit Walvis Bay with the aim of establishing joint ventures and trade relations with your port city,” Said chong.
Located in the southeastern Zhejiang province of China, Wenzhou is a prosperous foreign treaty port, known for its enterprising emigrants who left China to start restaurants, retail and wholesale businesses in Europe and America.
Wenzhou exports food, tea, wine, jute, timber, paper and alunite (a non-metallic mineral used to make alum and fertilize). Its main industries include food processing, papermaking, low-voltage electric appliances, light industries and building material, with some engineering works producing mostly farm machinery.
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