Dublin（Ireland）

Dublin（Ireland）

[Overview] Dublin is the capital of Ireland. Situated on the east coast of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey, facing Wales across the Irish Sea, the city covers an area of 115 square kilometers and has a population 1,273,000.

[Politics] Dublin's City Council has 63 members, directly elected by citizens for a term of five years. Every June, the City Council holds an annual meeting to elect the lord mayor and a deputy mayor for a term of one year. Dublin also has a Chief Executive who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the city. The Chief Executive is appointed by the Irish Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for a term of seven years. The incumbent lord mayor, Tom Brabazon, took office in February 2020.

[Economy] Dublin is Ireland's largest city as well as economic and financial center. The city's manufacturing, linen and textiles, meat and milk processing, winemaking, flour and other agricultural product industries are large contributors to the country's GDP. In recent years, the city has seen a rapid growth in information and communications technology, aircraft leasing and other industries.

[Culture and Education] Dublin is the cultural and educational center of Ireland. Four of the country's seven public universities are located in the city. Among them, the most famous are Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. Dublin is hailed as the “Capital of Plays” of Europe. It is home to many world-famous writers, poets and playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, and James Joyce. There are many theaters and monuments in the city.

[Relations with Beijing] On June 2, 2011, Beijing and Dublin officially became sister cities. In September of the same year, they signed a memorandum of cooperation. In recent years, the two cities have maintained good official ties and engaged in productive cooperation in the fields of education, investment, trade, tourism, culture, and urban management.

Higher Education: In February 2012, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny attended the signing ceremony for the agreement between Beijing University of Technology and University College Dublin on the establishment of the Beijing-Dublin International College in Beijing. This collaborative education project, as an international collaborative education pilot project of Beijing, has received much attention from all sectors and won many domestic and international education awards.

Investment and Trade: The two cities have held many trade promotion activities. Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau, Beijing Investment Promotion Service Center, CCPIT Beijing and other agencies of Beijing have signed cooperation agreements with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Ireland China Business Association and other trade organizations of Dublin.

Culture: Beijing has held concerts, photo exhibitions and tourism promotion activities in Dublin many times. Dublin joined the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) established on the initiative of Beijing in 2012 and has since had active interactions with Beijing under the WTCF framework. Since 2016, Dublin has lit local landmarks such as the City Hall and the Mayor's Mansion in Chinese red every year during the Spring Festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Dublin Airport is a sister airport of Beijing Capital International Airport.

Other Fields: The two cities have also launched exchanges between civil servants to share each other's urban management experience.

都柏林市（爱尔兰）

【概况】都柏林市是爱尔兰首都，位于爱尔兰岛东海岸利菲河入海口，隔海和英国威尔士相望，面积115平方公里，人口127.3万。

【政治】都柏林市议会由63名议员组成，议员由市民直接选举产生，任期5年。每年6月，市议会召开年度会议选举市长和1名副市长，任期1年。都柏林市另设有首席执行官，履行城市日常管理职能，首席执行官由爱尔兰地方政府和环境部任命，任期7年。市长黑兹尔·朱（女），2020年6月当选。

【经济】都柏林市是爱尔兰最大城市以及经济、金融中心，该市制造业和亚麻纺织、肉乳加工、酿酒、面粉等农产品加工业在全国占有重要地位。近年来，该市信息通讯技术、航空租赁等产业迅猛发展。

【科技】都柏林市是欧洲高科技中心之一，被称为“欧洲硅谷”。高素质劳动力、富有竞争力的税收制度、语言优势及进入欧洲和北美市场的便利性吸引了世界各地众多科技公司来此发展，包括微软、谷歌、亚马逊、推特、辉瑞等著名公司均在都柏林设有欧洲总部或研发中心。海外高科技企业的持续入驻和本土企业的崛起在当地形成了高科技产业集群。

【文化教育】都柏林市是爱尔兰文化和教育中心，全国7所国立大学中有4所设在该市，其中比较著名的有圣三一大学和都柏林大学。都柏林被誉为欧洲“剧都”，世界著名戏剧家萧伯纳、剧作家理查德·布林斯利·谢里、剧作家和诗人奥斯卡·王尔德以及小说家詹姆斯·乔伊斯都诞生在这里。市内有众多剧院和古迹。

【两市交往】2011年6月2日，北京市与都柏林市正式建立友好城市关系，同年9月，两市签署合作备忘录。近年来，两市保持着良好的官方往来，双方在教育、经贸、旅游、文化、城市管理等领域开展了富有成效的合作。

高等教育：2012年2月，在习近平副主席和爱尔兰总理恩达·肯尼的见证下，北京工业大学与都柏林大学正式签署合作办学合同，共同在京设立“北京—都柏林国际学院”。此合作办学项目为我市“高水平中外合作办学试点工程重点推进项目”，自成立以来得到社会广泛关注，并在国内外赢得各类中外合办院校奖项。

经贸合作：两市多次举办经贸推介活动。我市商务局、投促服务中心、贸促会等部门分别与都柏林商会、爱中协会等经贸机构签有合作协议。

人文交流：我市多次在都柏林市举办音乐会、图片展以及旅游推介活动。2012年，都柏林市首批加入了由我市发起成立的世界旅游城市联合会，并在联合会框架下与我市开展了良好互动。自2016年以来，都柏林市每年都在春节期间将市政厅和市长官邸等当地标志性建筑用红色灯光照亮，庆祝中国农历新年。此外，首都国际机场与都柏林机场结为了姊妹机场。

其他交往：两市还开展了公务员交流，分享城市管理经验。

（Source: Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government）