SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Hamburg First Mayor Olaf Scholz, also Vice Chairman of Social Democratic Party of Germany, and his delegation on Friday.

Han said that he is glad to see Scholz for the second time this year. Han visited Hamburg this July and conducted extensive and deep exchanges with German officials. He said he felt the strong will of both cities to enhance cooperation.

Han noted that Shanghai has been a sister city of Hamburg for 29 years and has close ties with Hamburg in fields such as economy, trade, science and technology, ports, culture and education.