(250416) -- CHENGDU, April 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 16, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the "2025 Chengdu International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Development Forum" in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China, has three new friendly cooperative cities -- Manchester, UK; the Hungarian city of Dunakeszi; and the Nepalese city of Bhimeshwor, according to the "2025 Chengdu International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Development Forum" on Wednesday.
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