Recently, The Asian heavyweight "Dragon King" Zhang Junlong has come with another exciting good news, this legend of countless rings recently met and talked with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, further deepening the generational friendship of Chinese and Canadian sports culture, so that Zhang Junlong also became the first athlete in the professional boxing world in China and even in Asia to be received by the supreme head of state of the West and taken a group photo.
In the past two decades, China's boxing, free fighting, mixed martial arts projects have developed rapidly, and a number of famous and powerful players have emerged, but as of today, no one except Zhang Junlong has been received by the highest heads of state of Western developed countries, even the "Grand Slam boxing champion" Zou Shiming and the former UFC women's grass weed champion Zhang Weili have never reached it, and Zhang Junlong, who swept the Asian heavyweight boxing world and is committed to creating a new world in Europe and the United States, has never reached it, and Zhang Junlong, who has swept the Asian heavyweight boxing world and is committed to creating a new world in Europe and the United States, has never reached it. Broad vision and strong influence quickly became popular in North America and attracted the attention of the Prime Minister of Canada.
As a multi-ethnic country, multicultural integration has injected Canada with its genes of openness and inclusion. International exchange and cooperation in sports is an important part of its external relations. In the field of diplomacy, sports often play the role of diplomatic icebreaker and advance team, providing an effective way to promote dialogue and understanding among different groups of people and civilizations and enhance people-to-people ties.
In 2012, in order to raise money for cancer patients, Trudeau, who was a parliamentarian at the time, participated in a charity boxing match and confronted the party's sworn enemy, and after that charity match, it was even made into a movie , "God Bless Justin Trudeau", which was screened at the 21st Nyon International Documentary Film Festival in Switzerland.
Trudeau attaches great importance to the development of the Chinese in Canada, and held a special meeting ceremony on the same day, at the ceremony Zhang Junlong stepped on the stage, Trudeau said the word "Dragon King" Dragon King, which shows that Trudeau has known Zhang Junlong as a famous host - especially in May this year, Zhang Junlong chose Canada to start a comeback battle after a three-year absence, and won 10 rounds of "big Avarez" Casas, this battle also made the majority of Chinese working in Canada build confidence. At the same time, Tru was also very pleased. In addition, Zhang Junlong often distributes benefits to the Elderly Chinese in Canadian nursing homes, reflecting the noble character that boxers should have.
Zhang Junlong said: "It is an honor to have a cordial conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and thank the Prime Minister for his attention and support to me! As a boxer from China, I am proud to be able to help deepen the friendship between the two countries. Boxing is like a lubricant, it has no borders, and people's love of boxing and the enthusiasm for deepening their contacts through boxing are undiminished. It is believed that the successful hosting of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the continuous promotion of boxing in various countries around the world will lead people from different countries to unite more as one, feel the charm of sports, exchange and learn from each other, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. ”