Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with New Zealand Ambassador to China Jonathan Austin on April 10.

Gong noted that over the past 30 years, Shanghai has formed a friendship city relationship with Dunedin and developed friendly exchange ties with Auckland, while Shanghai Port and the Port of Auckland have formed a friendship port partnership.

He signaled his interest in reinforcing these ties to foster greater collaboration and welcomed more New Zealand enterprises to participate in the China International Import Expo and invest in Shanghai.

Austin affirmed Shanghai's central role in New Zealand-China business relations, conveying optimism about fostering cooperation in trade, academic research, culture, and tourism.