What surprised this vice-rector from St. Petersburg about Tianjin? Not just the tech, but the speed, the scale and the sincerity.

Speaking at the SCO Global Mayors Dialogue, Nikita Lomagin points to Tianjin’s zero-carbon port and Luban workshops as signs of a city investing in both infrastructure and people.

Clean water, safe streets, and skilled hands – that’s how cities grow sustainably.