This year marks the 75th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Canada, and the 130th anniversary of the birth of Norman Bethune, an old friend of the Chinese and canadian internationalist fighter.
On December 4th, the Beijing Municipal People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the China International Friends Research Association, the Bethune Spirit Research Association, the China Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall and the Waterloo Confucius Institute in Canada jointly held the "China-Canada Friendship Ambassador - Commemorating the 130th Anniversary of Norman Bethune's Birth" online dialogue, which is also the 20th "Capital People's Friendship Exchange and Cooperation Cloud Dialogue" of the Beijing Municipal People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.
The Canadian friendship organizations, bethune relatives and descendants, hometown representatives, and researchers from Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto, Waterloo, Winnipeg, and Gravenhurst gathered in the clouds with Chinese circles from Beijing, Hebei, Shaanxi and other places to commemorate the ambassador of China-Canada friendship.
At the meeting, the guests also interacted on topics such as how to better promote the spirit of Bethune at present, and watched a short video about The life and deeds of Dr. Bethune online to commemorate his voice and smile.
Xinhua News Agency, China Daily, China News Service, China Radio International, People's Network, China Net, CCTV, China Education Television, Guangming Daily, International Online, Global Network, Beijing Daily, Beijing Television, Beijing News, Beijing Youth Daily, Beijing Foreign Language Broadcasting, and Canada Symbiosis International Media all participated in the meeting online or offline.
About 300 directors and members of the Beijing Municipal People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the China International Friends Research Association, the Bethune Spirit Research Association, the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, the Hebei Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Canada-China Friendship Association, the Canadian Bethune Association and other Chinese and Canadian institutions, as well as teachers and students from Peking University, Beijing Second Foreign Chinese College, and the University of Waterloo in Canada attended the meeting. (China Daily Beijing Reporter Station)
Source: China Daily
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