International cooperation and exchanges are everywhere

Source: Tianjin Daily

Reporter Zhang Wenjing

According to the sea and life, and to the sea.

Tianjin is the sea-land intersection of the "Belt and Road" and the eastern starting point of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. It is an important node of the new Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Corridor and the fulcrum of maritime cooperation strategy.
Nowadays, this coastal city with a unique temperament of openness and tolerance, international cooperation and exchanges are everywhere, and friends are all over the world.
 

The world is connected to the world, hand in hand to create a win-win future.

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To build a bridge of friendship and communication, the international "circle of friends" continues to expand.

Economic and trade exchange meetings, educational cooperation forums, special theatrical performances, theme exhibitions, Chinese medicine publicity and on-site diagnosis and treatment, youth table tennis friendly matches, youth representatives online exchange meetings ...... Not long ago, the splendid "Tianjin Week" was held in the Mogilev region of Belarus.

Mogilev Oblast is the industrial, agricultural and scientific center of Belarus. In 2019, Tianjin and Mogilev concluded friendship. Over the past five years, the two sides have maintained close exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and the friendship between the people has been continuously consolidated and developed. The holding of "Tianjin Week" opened a door for local people to approach and feel Tianjin.

International sister cities are not only an important platform for China's opening up and exchanges, but also an important carrier of urban diplomacy.

In 1973, Tianjin and Kobe, Japan, established a sister city, which opened a precedent for New China to carry out international exchanges and cooperation through the sister city model. Friends of the city has also become a platform for people to communicate and understand the two cities.

In recent years, Tianjin has actively promoted the innovative development of the pilot free trade zone and the construction of overseas economic and trade cooperation zones around building a strategic fulcrum connecting domestic and international double cycles, and comprehensively launched the cultivation and construction of an international consumption center city. Actively integrate into the high-quality co-construction of the "Belt and Road", and fully serve the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Taking the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) as an opportunity, we will continue to expand exchanges and cooperation with Japan, South Korea and ASEAN countries. Deepening practical cooperation with Italy, the United Kingdom, Belarus and other European countries, and constantly expanding friendly exchanges with Latin America, the "circle of friends" all over the world has broadened Tianjin's channels of foreign exchanges.

"With its unique advantages and open environment, Tianjin has established friendly relations with 99 cities in 53 countries around the world. All kinds of delegations have gone abroad to carry out cooperation and built bridges of friendship and communication with countries around the world." Luan Jianzhang, director of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, said.

With the establishment of Tianjin's bridge to the world, the breadth, depth and height of Tianjin's sister-city exchanges and cooperation have been continuously improved and expanded, which has played an important role in serving the country's overall diplomacy and Tianjin's economic and social development.

The friendship between nations lies in the closeness of the people, and the closeness of the people lies in the connection of hearts. The construction of sister cities has not only created unlimited development opportunities between Tianjin and sister cities of other countries, but also built bridges of friendship for cultural exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.

Seeking the greatest common divisor of cooperation From friendly exchanges to all-round cooperation

On the evening of July 5, Tianjin Urban Construction Management Vocational and Technical College welcomed the teachers and students of Luban Workshop in Tajikistan. Luban workshop in Tajikistan is the first Luban workshop in Central Asia. It is built by the college and provides more new employment opportunities for local youth. This time, teachers and students will conduct nearly a month of study and exchange training in Tianjin Urban Construction Management Vocational and Technical College. "In our hearts, we are especially grateful to China and Tianjin." Student Bachtiyor Bozorzoda said excitedly.

Luban Workshop is an internationally renowned brand of vocational education that Tianjin takes the lead in promoting the implementation. It is committed to cultivating technical and skilled talents who are familiar with Chinese technology, understand Chinese technology, and recognize Chinese products in countries along the "Belt and Road. Since 2016, Tianjin has built 23 Luban workshops in 22 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, and has built a vocational education system covering all aspects from secondary vocational to higher vocational to undergraduate, from technical skills training to academic education, which has been praised by all cooperative countries.

In the cooperation projects of continuous friendship, witness the new height of friendship; in the cooperation of side by side, embrace new opportunities for development.

While teachers and students are learning Chinese technology in the Luban workshop, the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the TEDA Cooperation Zone) on the coast of the Red Sea in Egypt is constantly attracting new companies to settle in. "Since the beginning of this year, the commercial real estate sector of the TEDA Cooperation Zone has ushered in a number of major projects, and the momentum of investment promotion is gratifying." Xu Qifeng, executive director of Egypt's TEDA Investment Company, which is responsible for the operation of the TEDA cooperation zone, said.

TEDA Cooperation Zone was established in 2008. At present, it has not only attracted 157 enterprises to settle in, but also brought tens of thousands of local jobs. "Our core philosophy is 'cooperation to make the world more wonderful '." Xu Qifeng said.

Political mutual trust, economic integration, people-to-people exchanges ...... From friendly exchanges to all-round cooperation in the fields of education, science and technology, culture, sports, tourism, health and other fields, the road of international cooperation and exchanges in Tianjin is getting wider and wider, and it is also promoting win-win cooperation, exchanges and mutual learning, deepening and reality, and constantly benefiting the people of the world.

Enhancing the influence of the city, making the world understand Tianjin and China

Global attention is once again focused on Tianjin. From July 10 to 13, the 2024 Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo will be held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin). The world's top 500 enterprises and listed companies from domestic and foreign ports, shipping and upstream and downstream related industries "organized groups" to participate in the exhibition.

More than half a month ago, it was also at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin) that the 2024 World Intelligent Industry Expo opened grandly. This is an important platform for observing the world, experiencing results, exchanging ideas, expounding propositions, and seeking consensus. It is also a platform to show the world the strong momentum of Tianjin's high-quality development.

This platform effect also comes from the 14th Annual Meeting of New Champions of the World Economic Forum (Summer Davos Forum) held in Tianjin a year ago. This is another "two-way rush" between the Summer Davos Forum and Tianjin after five years ". More than 1500 political and business elites from more than 90 countries and regions around the world gathered in Jinmen to start a super "brainstorm" around the hot topics in the world economy to seek sustainable development for the global economy.

"We have been committed to building a platform for the world to understand Tianjin and let Tianjin go to the world." Luan Jianzhang said.

On May 17 this year, the "Voice of China" 2024 Tianjin Music Festival kicked off. During the music festival, world conductor Zubin Mehta and other world-renowned musicians and performance groups appeared in a concentrated manner, and Tianjin Juilliard College performed independently.

As a landmark project of high-level art cooperation between China and the United States, Tianjin Juilliard Institute has set up a music bridge to communicate Chinese and foreign cultures in Tianjin, using music to promote the wind of Tianjin to the world and spread the voice of Tianjin.

Tell the story of Tianjin and China, and spread the voice of Tianjin and China. While the international influence of this city is increasing, it is also actively promoting the exchange and mutual learning between Chinese civilization and world civilization.

We understand the world here, and the world understands China from here. The world is making great strides towards us......
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