On 9th September, the Unveiling Ceremony for Dream Boat, a sculpture of friendship presented by Nanjing of China to its sister city, Bandar Seri Begawan was held at the Brunei Maritime Museum. H.E. Chen Shaochun, Chinese Ambassador of to Brunei Darussalam,Mr. Xu Feng, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor of Nanjing, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Manpower and Minister of Home Affairs, Yang Berhormat Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, together with more than 100 Brunei government officials, members of the Legislative Council, friends from various sectors, and diplomatic envoys attended the event.

Nanjing is the only sister city of Bandar Seri Begawan. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei Darussalam, as well as the 15th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between the two cities. The unveiling of the Dream Boat sculpture is more than a symbol of the deepening cultural exchanges and enduring millennia-old friendship between the two cities, it will also stand as a new cultural landmark celebrating China-Brunei friendship.