On July 23, the "Hello, Shenyang" Youth Paint Works Exchange Activity between Shenyang (China) and Sasebo (Japan) kicked off at the Shenyang International Youth Activity Center. This activity has been held annually in turn between Shenyang and Sasebo since 2019, becoming a flagship project of ongoing friendly exchanges between the two cities. The activity has garnered support and high commendation from the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

The exchange activity will last for 4 days. Under the theme "peace, friendship, goodwill, and hope", over 180 paintings by young people from the two cities are exhibited, showcasing their different interpretations of Chinese and Japanese culture and their good aspirations for world peace and friendship.

Since the two cities established friendship city relationship in 2011, Shenyang and Sasebo have maintained frequent exchanges at various levels and in multiple fields. A wide range of exchanges and cooperation have been engaged in youth, sports, culture, tourism, education, health care and other fields between the two cities. The successful holding of this activity will further strengthen mutual understanding and friendship among young people from the two cities, cultivate successors for the cause of China-Japan friendship, and foster people-to-people friendship between Shenyang and other foreign cities.