Buenos Aires, the capital and economic center of Argentina, became a friendship city of Shenzhen on May 31, 2012.
Barcelona, an economic and cultural center of Spain, became a friendship city of Shenzhen on July 16, 2012.
Kingdom of Scotland, a state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, became a friendship city of Shenzhen on July 26, 2012.
Bandung, a regional economic center of the Republic of Indonesia, became a friendship city of Shenzhen on September 5, 2012.
Irkutsk, a regional economic and administrative center of Russian, became a friendship city of Shenzhen on November 17, 2012.
Square Mile, a center of global finance in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, became a friendship city of Shenzhen in October, 2004.