Alliance at regional level has expanded to include 43 manufacturing cities

China and Germany have further deepened cooperation at a regional level as another city signed up for the Sino-German Industrial City Alliance at this year's Hannover Messe industrial trade fair.

The alliance was formally established in Hanover in 2016 with the secretariat located at Foshan Sino-German Industrial Services Zone. Its membership has expanded from 18 founders to 43 cities, 23 from China and 20 from Germany. The newest member is the German city of Bad Homburg.