2021 New Year Symposium, Ambassador Liao Liqiang Praises TEDA Cooperation Zone

2021 New Year Symposium, Ambassador Liao Liqiang Praises TEDA Cooperation Zone
News source: Chinese Embassy in Egypt official website

Ambassador Liao Liqiang pointed out in his speech: Since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone has taken various epidemic prevention measures, attached great importance to the health and safety of the park personnel, faced with the test of the epidemic, nurtured opportunities in the crisis, opened new situations in the changing situation, expanded the landing of many new projects, and achieved a win-win situation for both normalized epidemic prevention and high-quality development in the cooperation zone.

On December 31, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt held a symposium on New Year's condolences to overseas Chinese in Egypt in 2021 through live webcast. More than 70 people including representatives of the Chinese Enterprise Chamber of Commerce and enterprises, overseas Chinese delegations, student federations, Confucius Institute, and central media representatives attended online. Military officer Wang Ruizheng of the embassy, public counsellor Han Bing in business, public counsellor Li Dong in government affairs, public counsellor Su Liya, public counsellor Shi Yuewen in culture, public counsellor Wang Shenggang in education, and consul counsellor Chen Jian attended. Minister Jun Xiao presided over.

Ambassador Liao Liqiang said in his speech that since the outbreak of the epidemic, the party and the government have always been concerned about every overseas compatriot. The Embassy in Egypt insists on the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life, actively practices "diplomacy for the people", and makes every effort to ensure the health and safety of overseas Chinese in Egypt, overseas students, public Chinese teachers, and Chinese-funded enterprises in Egypt. The Embassy has maintained close communication and coordination with various departments in Egypt on the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, actively sharing China's anti-epidemic measures and experience, and promoting the Egyptian side to effectively safeguard the interests and safety of compatriots in Egypt. The embassy promptly established a "temporary filing system for Chinese tourists to Egypt" and distributed 8 batches of epidemic prevention materials to overseas Chinese groups, student associations and scattered overseas Chinese, covering more than 8000 people. Six medical expert connections and three psychological counseling video sessions were held to answer questions for compatriots in Egypt. The Embassy actively guided Chinese enterprises to establish an epidemic prevention and control mechanism, in the most severe moment of epidemic prevention and control in Egypt, to ensure the smooth flow of "air routes", to promote Sichuan Airlines to adhere to a weekly flight, to ensure the smooth flow of personnel and goods between China and Egypt, services in Egypt continue to implement major projects. The consular security personnel of the embassy are on duty 24 hours a week, receiving more than 100 calls every day, handling 121 major consular security cases throughout the year, issuing more than 80 consular reminders of various kinds, and striving to extend the love bridge built by the motherland and overseas travelers to every corner and deliver the love and warmth of the motherland to every compatriot.

Ambassador Liao said that in the coming special year, there are many touching stories among Chinese compatriots in Egypt. The CBD project of China Construction New Capital of Egypt is one of the key cooperation projects of China-Egypt "the belt and road initiative" construction. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China Construction has ensured the normal progress of construction work on the basis of strictly doing a good job in the prevention and control of the epidemic on the project site, and has achieved the capping of the main structure of eight single buildings, making an important contribution to the steady employment and production of Egypt during the epidemic period, demonstrating the strength and responsibility of China's state-owned enterprises in the special period. Since the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone has taken various epidemic prevention measures, attached great importance to the health and safety of personnel in the park, faced with the test of the epidemic, nurtured opportunities in the crisis, opened new games in the changing situation, expanded many new projects to land, and achieved a win-win situation in the normalization of epidemic prevention and control and high-quality development of the cooperation zone. The "Ramadan Ten Day City" suburban railway project undertaken by AVIC International insists on epidemic prevention and control as the first priority, and under the condition of ensuring the safety of personnel, the resumption of work and production is carried out, and the on-site work is in a normal state of construction throughout the year. The students studying in Egypt are united and willing to contribute. The Federation of students actively organizes the distribution of "health packages" and "help packages" to convey the care and love of the motherland in a timely manner, and actively help each other with students in difficulties and tide over difficulties with them. The Chinese teachers in Egypt are brave enough to face the epidemic, always stick to the front line of teaching, and spread the knowledge of epidemic prevention to the surrounding Egyptian teachers and students, and introduce China's experience in fighting the epidemic. With their own practical actions, they demonstrated the brave, strong and dedicated personality charm and national spirit of overseas public Chinese teachers and overseas students.

Ambassador Liao pointed out that at the beginning of the fight against the epidemic, the Egyptian Association for the Promotion of China's Peaceful Reunification issued an appeal to the overseas Chinese in Egypt to "Do not forget your initiative mind, unite in spirit, gather strength and safeguard peace". It took the initiative to set up a volunteer service group to guide, assist and urge the overseas Chinese in Egypt to fight the epidemic scientifically, and to distribute epidemic prevention materials to the overseas Chinese in Egypt in a timely manner. The Association of Chinese and Overseas Chinese in Egypt took the initiative to set up an anti-epidemic volunteer group to distribute epidemic prevention materials to scattered overseas Chinese, so as to contact hospitals, arrange beds and coordinate better diagnosis and treatment services for Chinese citizens who have a sudden emergency or confirmed diagnosis in Egypt. The China-Egypt Friendship Promotion Association and the Alexandria Chinese Chamber of Commerce actively assisted the compatriots in danger in Egypt to receive effective treatment. Through its own media channels, the Egypt-China Cultural Exchange Association actively publicized the story of Egypt and China working together to fight the epidemic. The Chinese Federation of Egypt actively assisted the embassy in preventing the epidemic among overseas Chinese in Egypt.

Ambassador Liao thanked the media in Egypt for their hard work. He said that reporters and friends from People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, CCTV, China Today, Guangming Daily, and Phoenix Satellite TV continued to fight and repel lies with facts. He told Egypt, the vast number of Arab countries and the world the vivid practice of building a community with a shared future between China and Egypt, the profound friendship of watching and helping each other, and the touching story of overcoming difficulties together, it has enhanced the deep feelings between the Chinese and Egyptian people and conveyed the positive and majestic power of the times.

Han Bing Public Counselor of the Embassy's Business Office, Wang Shenggang Public Counselor of the Education and Science Department, and Chen Jian Counselor of the Overseas Chinese Department respectively introduced the embassy's work around Chinese enterprises, overseas students, and overseas Chinese this year. In their speeches, representatives of Chinese enterprises, overseas Chinese groups, teachers of the Confucius Institute and international students in Egypt thanked the motherland for its kind care and the embassy for its warm help over the past year, saying that they would continue to overcome difficulties, unite and help each other, adhere to the prevention and control of the epidemic and resume work and production, and contribute to the development of Sino-Egyptian cooperation and the deepening of people's friendship. The symposium also played a propaganda film on Sino-Egyptian cooperation in the fight against the epidemic recorded by Xinhua News Agency, which reviewed the touching history of mutual support and cooperation between China and Egypt in the fight against the epidemic.