ANOTHER Chinese city has proposed a sisterhood agreement with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s hometown of Davao City, which the latter expects to spur investments from China.

The planned sisterhood deal with Chongqing, a major manufacturing hub in China, may attract Chinese manufacturers who want to expand their markets, April Marie C. Dayap, head of the Davao City Investment Promotion Center, said at the weekend.

Chongqing is known for car manufacturing and other technology products such as mobile phones.

Chen Min’Er, Communist Party secretary of Chongqing, an interior region governed as a municipality, headed the delegation of Chinese politicians and traders who visited Mr. Duterte’s hometown.

“We are ready to accept them and look for possibilities for more cooperation,” Ms. Dayap said. “This is for the mutual benefit of Davao and Chongqing.”

Davao will also invite the Chinese to invest in tourism and agriculture, she said.

The city government will push for direct flights between Davao and Chongqing once the sisterhood deal is signed, Ms. Dayap said. Davao City has sisterhood deals with Jinjiang and Nanning. — Carmelito Q. Francisco

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