Italy "Chinatown" news: On the morning of July 24, 2024, the 2024 Beijing-Mongolia delegation led by Zhu Jianwen, president of the Italy Chinese Enterprise Association, visited the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and was warmly received by Zhang Wujun, deputy director of the Office of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Committee, Deng Weixing, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Division, and Gao Wei, deputy director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Department.
At the beginning of the meeting, Director Deng Weixing asked with concern about the living conditions of the members of the delegation in Italy. After the members of the delegation spoke in turn, President Zhu Jianwen made a comprehensive summary and introduction of the efforts and contributions made by the association in the anti-epidemic work and the promotion of economic and cultural exchanges between China and Italy since 2019.
Subsequently, Director Deng Weixing briefed the delegation on the functions of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the relevant policies on overseas Chinese affairs of the CPPCC. He stressed: As an important functional department of political democracy on the mainland, the CPPCC is very concerned about and safeguards the rights and interests of overseas Chinese, and warmly welcomes overseas Chinese to return to China for exchanges. In addition, Director Deng also paid special attention to the development of overseas young overseas Chinese, hoping that they could strengthen ties, learn from each other, make progress together, and continue to contribute to the friendly exchanges between China and Italy.
In his concluding remarks, Director Zhang Wujun first extended a warm welcome to the delegation and fully affirmed the achievements of the Italy Chinese Enterprise Association. He pointed out that overseas Chinese businessmen should strengthen Sino-Italian exchanges, tell China's story well, and promote Sino-Italian people-to-people exchanges while developing their own careers based on the local area. He also emphasized the importance of Chinese education for the next generation, cared about the development of the new generation of overseas Chinese, and hoped that they could inherit the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. Finally, Director Zhang hoped that the majority of overseas Chinese would return to China often, explore more business opportunities, and maintain close contact with the domestic overseas Chinese affairs department.
The meeting took place in an intimate and productive atmosphere. Both sides said that the meeting not only enhanced mutual understanding and friendship, but also laid a solid foundation for future cooperation and exchanges. It is expected that in the future, the exchanges and cooperation between China and Italy in the fields of economy, trade, culture and other fields can be further deepened, and jointly promote the continuous development of bilateral relations. (Picture and text edited by Zhu Yina, Association of Chinese Enterprises in Italy)