Global Mayors Dialogue in Ningbo Produces Collaborative Development Consensus
Mayors from 20 cities across 15 countries signed 14 cooperation projects and released a joint consensus on trade and industrial stability in Ningbo, China.
The People's Government of Ningbo Municipality hosted the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue from November 2 to 5, bringing together over 260 participants from 20 cities across 15 countries. Under the theme "Openness and Connectivity for Shared Opportunities," the summit focused on industrial collaboration, port efficiency, and the integration of AI robotics into small businesses.
Delegates released the Ningbo Consensus on Collaborative Development, which pledges to safeguard global supply chains, support the multilateral trading system, and expand cooperation in healthcare, education, and culture. The consensus rests on three pillars: deepening industrial cooperation, upholding trade openness, and promoting people-to-people exchanges.
The event resulted in 14 signed cooperation projects in trade, technology, education, and tourism. New friendly exchange relations were established between Yuyao City and Errachidia, Morocco, and between Ningbo's Yinzhou District and the Canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. Participants visited the automated Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and a PIA Automation smart factory to study embodied AI robotics.
Mayor Shen Mingquan noted that Ningbo currently trades with over 220 countries and regions. Joachim Moyse, mayor of the Canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, described Ningbo's people-centric urban development as a "Chinese experience" to be shared in France, while Romulus Agbedjekou expressed interest in replicating Ningbo's automated port practices in Benin.
