略论中澳友好省州（城市）关系的几个问题

国际友好省州、友好城市是以地方政府为主导，以经贸、文化交流为主要内容，以民间往来为拓展的一种新的国际交流形式。中国与澳大利亚自1972年建交以来，友好省州、友好城市关系不断发展，它有力地推动了两国关系的深化。本文概述了中澳友好省州（城市）关系建立的背景与现状，论述了中澳友好省州（城市）关系建立的条件与动因，考察了中澳友好省州（城市）关系发展的历史轨迹，并探讨了中澳友好省州（城市）的关系在推动两国交流中的意义与作用以及存在的问题，强调在中澳关系中，友好省州（城市）的发展具有重要影响和特殊作用，它为中澳两国在政治、经济和文化上的交流与合作提供了一个新的平台和纽带，促进了中澳关系的健康、稳定发展。

Several Issues on Sister State/City Relations between China and Australia

Sister state/city is a new form of international exchange led by the local government to expand non-governmental exchan- ges mainly in the economy and culture. Since China and Australia established diplomatic relations in 1972, the continuous development of sister state/cities relations between two countries helps to deepen the Sino-Anstralian relationship. This paper first expounds the con- ditions and reasons for the establishment of sister states/cities relations, then overviews the development history and the current situa- tion of the relations, and finally discusses the significance, effect and issues of the relations in promoting the communication between China and Australia. It points out that the relations offer a new platform for the exchange on politics, economy and culture, strengthe- ning the sound and stable development of Sino-Anstralian relationship.