Nantong City in Jiangsu Province signed an agreement online on September 9 with Zvezdara of the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, to establish sister-city relationship.

According to the agreement, Nantong and Zvezdara will carry out exchanges and cooperation in economy, trade, S&T, culture, tourism, sports, healthcare, youth program, education and environmental protection.

In recent years, the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership has been making new strides, and regional exchanges and cooperation has become one of the important components and drivers of bilateral ties.

Zvezdara has a great geographical location, a good economic foundation and beautiful environment. And Nantong has entered a new round of growth thanks to its role in the Belt and Road Initiative and national development strategies such as Yangtze River Economic Belt and Yangtze River Delta integrated development. Nantong has maintained a stable economic growth this year and its GDP in the first half of the year ranks 18th among China's large and medium-sized cities.