From April 19 to 22, local time, Han Liming, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, led a Nanjing delegation to visit the United States to implement the important consensus of the San Francisco meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States, visited the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations and the Consulate General of China in New York, and organized the Chinese Language Day of the United Nations, the China-Nanjing-U.S.A.-New York Cooperation and Exchange Seminar, and the Alumni Exchange Symposium of Nanjing Colleges and Universities (New York). It also attended the Nanjing-St. Louis 45th Anniversary Friendship and Exchange Day, and inspected related enterprises, universities and innovative communities, etc. It actively promoted friendly exchanges with American localities, and expanded the exchanges and cooperation between Nanjing and the United States in the fields of economy and trade, science and technology, and human resources.
Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, and Huang Ping, Consul General of the Consulate General of China in New York, met with the delegation of Nanjing, pointing out that China and the United States have a wide range of common interests and space for mutually beneficial cooperation, and that the foundation of the relationship between the two countries lies in the people and the vitality lies in the local communities. Nanjing, with its long history, rich resources, and good bridges and carriers such as the Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs Memorial Museum, should continue to play a unique role in U.S.-China relations, strengthen publicity and exchanges, and polish the humanities and other characteristic brands, so as to inject local vitality into the stability and development of U.S.-China relations.
Han Liming thanked the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations and the Consulate General in New York for their concern and support for Nanjing, saying that it is the unshirkable mission of localities to serve the overall diplomatic situation of the country, and that Nanjing will give full play to the advantages of carriers and platforms such as the Memorial Hall of the Martyrs of the Resistance Against Japanese Aeronautical Forces and the first pair of Sino-American Friendship Cities to make progress in a steady manner, keep the course, innovate and deepen the friendly exchanges and cooperation with the localities of the United States with pragmatic initiatives and strive to achieve more fruitful results. The results will be even more fruitful.
At the China-Nanjing-US-New York Cooperation and Exchange Seminar, Yao Wenliang, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Consulate General in New York, and Lu Jieyang, Assistant Vice President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, said in their speeches that the essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win, and U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation is in line with the global interests. As an economic town in China's eastern coastal region, Nanjing, with rich scientific and educational resources and a good industrial foundation, has a broad space and great potential for industrial chain and supply chain cooperation with the U.S. It is in a good position to further strengthen two-way investment and reach more constructive results.
In his speech, Han Liming recalled the deep roots of exchanges and communications between Nanjing and the United States, and said that Nanjing's abundant scientific and educational and human resources, perfect industrial support, positive openness, and superior business environment can provide U.S.-funded enterprises with a broad market and expand investment in new areas and new space, and sincerely welcome all friends in the U.S. business and industry to join hands with us to create a brighter tomorrow.
At the Nanjing Colleges and Universities (New York) Alumni Exchange Symposium jointly organized by the Nanjing Municipal Delegation and the Greater New York Alumni Association of Southeast University, more than 20 distinguished alumni in the U.S. from universities and colleges such as Southeast University, Nanjing University, Hohai University and the China Pharmaceutical University were present to talk about their hometowns and alma maters, give valuable opinions on the development of Nanjing and express the willingness to cooperate with each other.
Han Liming said that Nanjing is proud of its universities, innovation is made because of its universities, and development is emerging because of its alumni. In the context of accelerating the development of new quality productivity, the alumni economy is increasingly becoming an effective link between education, science and technology, and talent. This event is the largest alumni exchange event Nanjing has organized overseas in recent years, aiming to further amplify the value of universities and alumni to the city's high-quality development. She introduced to the alumni the new changes, new visions and new dynamics of Nanjing, saying that overseas alumni are the valuable assets that Nanjing has been waiting for, and hoped that they would be the facilitators of the transformation of technological achievements, the bridges of Nanjing's double recruitment and attraction, and the ambassadors of the city's image.
Zuo Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee of Southeast University, participated in the activity and delivered a speech, saying that colleges and universities are the combination point of the "three firsts" and the intersection point of the "three strategies", and that Nanjing colleges and universities are growing and progressing together with Nanjing. Promoting school-local cooperation and integrated development is a big article, and we hope that all alumni will join hands to promote the deep integration of government, industry, academia and research, and better serve the development of the city.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the friendship between Nanjing and St. Louis. The two cities opened a chapter in the history of local exchanges between China and the United States, and their close interaction has never been interrupted, with deepening cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, humanities, science and education, and medical care, which not only promotes the development of the cities, but also benefits the people of the two cities.
At the 45th anniversary of the friendship and exchange between the two cities, Han Liming said, Nanjing and St. Louis have different histories and cultures, different levels of development, and each has its own characteristics and advantages. 45 years ago, the two cities used each other's enthusiasm and sincerity to build a bridge of friendship across the vast Pacific Ocean, and the baseball-themed statues located in the two cities symbolize that the people of the two cities echo each other, and that they are always coming back and going back and forth. Under the new situation, we should explore the potential of cooperation between friendly cities, open a bigger window for local exchanges between China and the U.S., tighten the stronger ties of mutual economic benefits and win-win situation, create more opportunities for friendly exchanges between people, and make new local contributions to the healthy, stable and sustainable development of the relationship between the two countries.
Mayor Jones of St. Louis said that St. Louis and Nanjing are both located on the banks of the Great River and are both urban centers in the land of fish and rice, and that the two cities have a long history of friendship and good cooperation, and that he expects us to build on the many successes we have achieved in the past and to make the next forty-five years as meaningful as the past forty-five years.
Huang Liming, Deputy Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, said that this year is the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S. Nanjing and St. Louis, as the first pair of friendship cities established after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S., has created a model of local cooperation between China and the U.S.. I hope that the two sides take the 45 years of good relations as an opportunity to deepen practical cooperation in various fields, strong combination, complement each other's strengths, and bring greater opportunities for each other's development.
During the period of St. Louis and Dallas, the Nanjing delegation also visited the Kortex Innovation Community, the University of Missouri - St. Louis, and the headquarters of Kimberly-Clark and Celanese, to promote the relevant cooperation matters in the fields of biomedicine, new materials, and scientific and technological achievements transformation. Kimberly-Clark and Celanese executives said that they will further expand their investment in Nanjing, increase technological innovation, and help Nanjing's green, low-carbon and sustainable development. Jiangbei New Area and Celanese signed the cooperation agreement on the project.
