Inchon, a regional economic center of South Korea, became a friendship city of Shenzhen on September 1, 2007.
Kigali, the capital and economic center of Rwanda, became a friendship city of Shenzhen in January 2008.
Gwangyang, a regional economic center in South Korea, became a sister city of Shenzhen on October 11, 2004.
Bern, capital and economic center of Swiss Confederation, became a sister city of Shenzhen on February 13, 2015.
Apia, the capital and transportation hub of Samoa, became a sister city of Shenzhen on August 31
Kingston, capital and economic center of Jamaica, became a sister city of Shenzhen on March 5, 1995.