Urban friends, urbane discussions

The two-day 2012 China International Friendship Cities Conference opened on Sept 12 in Chengdu with the theme "happy city and green living".

The conference, one of China's highest-level sister city exchanges, attracted delegations from 49 countries. More than 700 representatives from 95 foreign cities and 90 domestic cities attended the conference on Sept 12.

Delegates discussed their understanding on hot issues concerning cosmopolitan development, city transformation, emergencies and disaster relief, the aging of urban populations and investment.