World's first tri-city alliance

Sister cities of Guangzhou, Los Angeles, Auckland join forces

Led by mayor Len Brown, a delegation from Auckland, New Zealand took the stage and chanted a Maori love song, eliciting cheers and applause at a gala dinner in Guangzhou for the founding of a tripartite economic alliance between Guangzhou, Auckland and Los Angeles on Nov 16.

In response to the love call from the city's old friend for 25 years, Guangzhou Mayor Chen Jianhua sang a Chinese folk song and led his colleagues from the city government in a chorus of "Unity is the Power".