Nottingham has had an official relationship with the Chinese city of Ningbo since 2004
Campaigners say they are 'extremely disappointed' after Nottingham City Council confirmed it would not be ending its relationship with a major Chinese city. , when the University of Nottingham opened a 14-acre campus there.
Nottingham City Council has now responded to a petition calling for the end of its relationship with Ningbo, which was handed in on June 12 last year. The petition, launched by the Nottingham Stands with Hong Kong group, received more than 1,500 signatures.But confirming it has rejected the petition, a Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: "Nottingham's twinning arrangement with Ningbo has been reviewed by the city council.
In its full response to the group's petition, Nottingham City Council said: "We share your concerns about human rights and we have used our partnership with Ningbo as a platform to formally write to the Chinese government...As an active partner we would be doing a disservice to our relationship and failing in our democratic duty if we did not make it clear that we are concerned by China's record in this area.
"For the review that has just happened, we have no idea who was consulted and what criteria was used, so we will be looking to put motions forward again at full council meetings for a public review." Nottingham's other visible links with Ningbo include the Ningbo Friendship Bridge, which was officially named as such in 2016.
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