Shanghai Sister Cities
- Yokohama, Japan - since 1973
- Japan Osaka, Japan - 1974
- Italy Milan, Italy - 1979
- the Netherlands Rotterdam, the Netherlands - 1979
- the United States San Francisco, United States - 1979
- Japan Osaka Prefecture, Japan - 1980
- Croatia Zagreb, Croatia - 1980
- North Korea Hamhung, North Korea - 1982
- the Philippines Manila, Philippines - 1983
- Belgium Antwerp, Belgium - 1984
- Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan - 1984
- the United States Chicago, United States - 1985
- Canada Montreal, Canada - 1985
- Greece Piraeus, Greece - 1985
- Poland Gdansk, Poland - 1985
- Japan Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan - 1986
- Germany Hamburg, Germany - 1986
- Morocco Casablanca, Morocco - 1986
- Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden - 1986
- France Marseille, France - 1987
- Brazil São Paulo, Brazil - 1988
- Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia - 1988
- Turkey Istanbul, Turkey - 1989
- Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 1990
- Egypt Alexandria, Egypt - 1992
- South Korea Busan, South Korea - 1993
- Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu - 1994
- New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand - 1994
- Israel Haifa, Israel - 1994
- Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan - 1994
- Portugal Porto, Portugal - 1995
- Yemen Aden, Yemen - 1995
- Namibia Windhoek, Namibia - 1995
- the United Kingdom London, United Kingdom - 1996
- Cuba Santiago de Cuba, Cuba - 1996
- Argentina Rosario, Argentina - 1997
- Finland Espoo, Finland - 1998
- Mexico Jalisco State, Mexico - 1998
- the United Kingdom Liverpool, United Kingdom - 1999
- Mozambique Maputo, Mozambique - 1999
- the United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 2000
- Thailand Chiangmai, Thailand - 2000
- South Africa KwaZulu Natal, South Africa - 2001
- Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador - 2001
- Chile Valparaiso, Chile - 2001
- Spain Barcelona, Spain - 2001
- Norway Oslo, Norway - 2001
- Romania Constanta, Romania - 2002
- Algeria Algiers, Algeria - 2003
- Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka - 2003
- Denmark Aarhus County, Denmark - 2003
- Slovakia Bratislava Region, Slovakia - 2003
- New Zealand Hauraki District, New Zealand - 2003
- Austria Salzburg, Austria - 2004
- Cyprus Lefkosia, Cyprus - 2004
- Ireland Cork, Ireland - 2005
- the United States Winston-Salem, United States - 2006
- Switzerland Basel, Switzerland - 2007
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2008