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Friendship City of Suzhou, China
Suzhou
Founded: 514 B.C.
Head of Government: Mayor Yan Li
Population: 10,465,994
Area: 8488 km2
Main Industries: Electronic and Telecommunications, Smelting, Textiles
Suzhou is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part of the Yangtze River Delta region. Administratively, Suzhou is a prefecture level city with an urban population of over 4 million expanding to over 10 million in the administrative area.
Originally founded in 514 BCE, Suzhou has over 2,500 years of rich history, and relics of the past are abundant to this day. The city's canals, stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens have contributed to its status as one of the top tourist attractions in China. Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), it has also been an important center for China's silk industry.
Known for the Suzhou Industrial Park, it was one of the largest economies in China in 2008. There is room for investment in the main industries like IT, metal work and textiles.
The local economy is a consumer driven environment with an annual growth rate of 11% and per capita income around $17,000 (high when compared to much of the rest of the country).
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Friendship City of Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv
Founded: 1909 A.D.
Head of Government: Mayor Ron Huldai
Population: 402,600
Area: 52 km2
Main Industries: IT Industries, Wholesale/Retail, Banking/Finance, Tourism
Tel Aviv-Yafo is currently leading Tel Aviv Global City - a municipal and national initiative aimed at elevating the city's global standing. The main target of the initiative is to position the city as a global business center and a global culture center, by focusing on the city's unique values and assets.
Greater Tel Aviv is already known as a center of technological companies and services, and a creative hub for entrepreneurs of all sorts. The Tel Aviv Global City initiative is a 10-year process that will result in a global leap of the city's centrality, attractiveness and relevance.
Tel Aviv’s per capita income is around 5000$ leaving room for growth and development. With an increase in the IT sector and over a million visitors per year that growth is already under way. Tel Aviv has a large pool of 370,000 employees to drive each sector forward and two large universities including a number of technical schools to provide an educated work force.
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