WHAT IS A SISTER CITY ORGANIZATION?

A sister city organization is a volunteer group of ordinary citizens who, with the support of their local elected officials, form long-term relationships with people and organizations in a city abroad. Each sister city organization is independent and pursues the activities and thematic areas that are important to them and their community including municipal, business, trade, educational and cultural exchanges with their sister city.

Sister city organizations promote peace through people-to-people relationships—with program offerings varying greatly from basic cultural exchange programs to shared research and development projects between cities with relationships.

https://www.sistercities.org/what-is-a-sister-city/

Wuhan - Kiev, Ukraine

Wuhan and Kiev, Ukraine have been established sister city relationship since 9th October, 1990.

Kiev (also spelt Kyiv) is the capital of Ukraine and one of the biggest cities in Europe. It has been standing on steep hills overlooking the Dnipro River for more than 1,500 years. Since then, Kiev has developed into a valuable center of East Europe attracting foreign businesses and investors to its economic and natural potential.

The Hubei establishment of international sister provinces and cities began in 1979. By the end of 2010, 67 sister provinces and cities have been established between Hubei province and provinces and cities of 28 countries around the world (18 sisiter province relationship, 16 sister city relationship with Wuhan city and 33 with other cities).

The sister province and state relationship between Hubei and the State of Ohio was the first sister province and state relationship between China and the United States.

http://en.hubei.gov.cn/opening/sister_provinces_cities/201204/t20120421_346475.shtml

First container train from China's Wuhan arrives in Kiev

KIEV, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The first direct container train, which left the central Chinese city of Wuhan on June 16, arrived in Kiev Monday, opening up new opportunities for China-Ukraine cooperation, said Ukrainian officials.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/07/c_139194068.htm

Friendship City Columbus Ohio

​On October 30, 2009, the City of Columbus signed a Friendship City agreement with Wuhan, the capital of our sister province, Hubei.

This agreement formalized a long-standing relationship between the two cities, and compliments a sister-university relationship between OSU and Wuhan University.

Wuhan is home to 35 institutions of higher education and has a student population of about 1.3 million (about 2x the urban population of Columbus). It is a major transportation hub for rail and Yangtze River traffic and is the location of the newest US consulate in China.

https://www.columbuschinesechamber.org/sister-relationsips>

List of other Hubei sister cities. Pittsburgh being one of them.