A Western Australian city is considering severing its sister-city relationship with its Chinese counterpart amid concerns that Beijing is using the ties for foreign interference. On July 12, Albany city councillor Thomas Brough sent a notice of motion, calling on Albany to terminate its sister city relationship with Linyi City, Shandong Province in China, which…

At least 8 municipalities and 2 provinces in the Netherlands have severed ties with their Chinese sister municipalities as Dutch public representatives strive to uncouple from communist China, according to a new report. Many other Dutch cities and regions are reconsidering such relationships. Some 35 local authorities in the Netherlands currently have sister-city relationships or…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to begin the process to adopt Kyiv, Ukraine as a Los Angeles sister city, which would allow LA to send Kyiv retired goods such as fire trucks and ambulances. The motion, presented by Councilman Joe Buscaino, acknowledges that it is “literally the last thing on the minds…

LOS ANGELES—A motion to begin the process of adopting Kyiv, Ukraine, as a Los Angeles sister city—which would allow LA to send Kyiv retired goods such as fire trucks and ambulances—will be considered by the City Council Friday. The motion, presented by Councilman Joe Buscaino, acknowledges that it is “literally the last thing on the…

A group of Republican lawmakers is seeking to lift the veil on more than 100 sister city agreements between the United States and China. The partnerships, they say, are vehicles through which the Chinese regime expands its influence in local communities across America. There are 157 such sister city agreements with China in the United…