外僑之窗

外僑之窗

越南國家陣線代表團在璧山秀湖生態公園考察。 攝影：胡睿

· 越南祖國陣線代表團訪渝

2016年12月19日—21日，越南祖國陣線代表團中央委員會副主席兼秘書長陳青敏率團訪渝。重慶市政協主席徐敬業會見了陳青敏一行，雙方進行了友好交流。越南祖國陣線與中國人民政治協商會議重慶市委員會（簡稱“重慶市政協”）在國內的作用相似。陳青敏表示，愿與重慶市政協在合作框架下進一步合作與交流，探討重慶市政協和越南祖國陣線在食品健康、環境保護、組織人民群眾創業創新，以及反腐中所扮演的角色，并希望學習中方的模式與寶貴經驗。

在渝期間，代表團還參觀了大足石刻、重慶中國三峽博物館和重慶市規劃展覽館，并考察了璧山區秀湖生態公園、璧山區文化藝術中心等地。代表團成員高度評價了重慶人民開拓創新、奮發向上的精神，并對重慶市的規劃表示贊賞。

· 南非駐華大使來渝訪問

2016年12月13日—15日，南非駐華大使多拉娜?姆西曼率團一行4人來渝訪問。12月14日下午，副市長劉桂平會見客人一行，雙方就深化經貿、衛生、文教、旅游等方面的互利友好合作事宜交換了意見。

在渝期間，代表團與我市共同舉辦了投資南非推介會。來自我市進出口貿易、裝備制造、食品加工等行業的20多家企業，以及市政府外事僑務辦、市商務委、市貿促會等部門代表出席推介洽談會，開展項目對接洽談。代表團還參觀了重慶市規劃展覽館，考察了海扶醫療科技公司等企業。

市政府副秘書長唐英瑜、市政府外事僑務辦主任吳康明陪同會見。

市政府外事僑務辦主任吳康明（右）會見韓國駐成都總領事安成國。圖片由市政府外事僑務辦提供

· 吳康明會見韓國駐成都總領事安成國

2016年12月12日，市政府外事僑務辦主任吳康明會見韓國駐成都總領事安成國。吳康明說，近年來，重慶與韓國友好交流合作不斷加強，人員往來頻繁，地方合作緊密、人文交流活動豐富多彩、經貿合作迅速發展。特別是2005年韓國駐成都總領事館設立以來，一直積極推動重慶與韓國各領域的交流與合作，在重慶舉辦了許多卓有成效的經貿文化交流活動，對加強雙方合作、加深相互理解發揮了十分重要的促進作用。

安成國說，韓國政府非常重視發展與重慶的關系，韓國企業看好重慶經貿領域的發展機遇，韓國國民重視與重慶由來已久的特殊情誼，北京現代落戶重慶等重要項目也正說明了這一點。韓國駐成都總領事館將繼續加強與重慶的聯系，擴大合作、加深友誼，推動雙方在經貿、文化、教育學術、地區交流等領域的合作。

市政府外事僑務辦副主任唐文（右）會見瑞士駐成都總領事范溢文。圖片由市政府外事僑務辦提供

· 瑞士駐成都總領事訪渝

2016年12月13日，市政府外事僑務辦副主任唐文會見了瑞士首任駐成都總領事范溢文。唐文向客人介紹了重慶市經濟社會發展情況，以及重慶與瑞士交往合作的總體情況。他說，近年來，重慶和瑞士保持著密切的交往，友好關系進一步發展。重慶目前正處于高速發展的重大歷史機遇期，瑞士的醫藥業、機械制造業、鐘表業、金融業、環保技術都比較發達，重慶與瑞士未來合作潛力巨大，前景廣闊。

范溢文說，從唐文副主任的介紹中，他看到了雙方的互補性和合作潛力。他介紹了瑞士經濟、產業發展情況。他表示，瑞士駐成都總領事館的主要職責是經濟商務，他將推動經濟商務合作項目，引薦更多瑞士公司來渝尋求合作機會。

· 2016“中國尋根之旅”海外華裔青少年體驗巴渝文化

2016年12月17日，由國務院僑務辦公室主辦，重慶市政府外事僑務辦、重慶師范大學承辦的2016年海外華裔青少年“中國尋根之旅”冬令營—重慶營開營。重慶師范大學校長周澤揚、市政府外事僑務辦副主任楊大慶出席開營式并致辭。

冬令營期間，來自澳大利亞、印度尼西亞、馬來西亞、緬甸、加拿大5個國家的204名華裔青少年和領隊，在渝進行為期15天的中華文化體驗，開展漢語、中國民族舞蹈、中華武術、書法、茶藝等中華傳統文化課程，參觀世界文化遺產大足石刻、綦江農民版畫、銅梁安居古城、合川釣魚城，感受獨具魅力的巴渝文化，參觀重慶市規劃展覽館，在兩江新區機器人示范中心感受科技之魅力，到渝中區勞動技術教育基地彩陶中心體驗手工勞動的樂趣，進一步加深了華裔青少年對祖籍國的了解和對中國文化的感知及熱愛。

“中國尋根之旅”冬令營開營儀式。 攝影：楊艷

· 首屆重慶芬蘭文化交流季在渝舉行

2016年12月17日—2017年1月3日，“你好，芬蘭”首屆重慶芬蘭文化交流季在重慶舉行。來自芬蘭貿易投資旅游促進總署、芬蘭駐華領事機構、芬蘭圖爾庫市的相關官員，以及芬蘭旅游局、芬蘭航空、重慶市貿促會等20多家商貿行業和企業代表，出席了12月17日舉行的開幕儀式。

當天，由聯合國官方認證的“圣誕老人”以芬蘭文化使者的身份出現在開幕式上，參加了“2016年中華文化小使者給圣誕老人講中國故事”活動。該活動由重慶市與芬蘭羅瓦涅米市、圖爾庫市相關單位共同舉辦，2016年5月18日啟動以來，重慶已有1萬多名文化小使者向“圣誕老人”送出了用文字、圖畫等形式講述“中國故事”的信件。

活動期間，芬蘭的企業代表還與重慶企業界代表，就物資回收、生物科學及通訊技術等領域進行了廣泛交流。

“你好，芬蘭”首屆重慶芬蘭文化交流季剪彩儀式。 攝影：熊怡

The delegation of Vietnam Fatherland Front Visited Chongqing

From December 19 to 21, a delegation headed by Chen Qingmin, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the delegation of V ietnam Fatherland Front, visited Chongqing. Xu Jingye, Chairman of the Chongqing Municipal CPPCC, met Chen Qingmin and his party, and friendly exchanges had been made between the two sides. The Vietnam Fatherland Front shares the same function with Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese people’s Political Consultative Conference (abbreviated as “Chongqing Municipal CPPCC”). Chen Qingmin said, they were willing to further the cooperation and communication under the cooperation framework, discussing the roles played by Chongqing Municipal CPPCC and Vietnam Fatherland Front in food and health, environmental protection, organizing people to pioneering and innovation as well as anti-corruptions, hoping to learn from the Chinese mode and valuable experience.

The delegation also visited Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum and Chongqing Planning Exhibition Gallery and investigated Xiuhu Ecological Park and Culture Art Center in Bishan District, etc. The members of the delegation highly appraised Chongqing people’s spirits of innovation and progression with appreciations for the planning of Chongqing.

The South African ambassador to China visited Chongqing

From December 13 to 15 in 2016, Dolana Msimang, the South African Ambassador to China, heading a 3-person delegation, visited Chongqing. On the afternoon of December 14, 2016, Liu Guiping, the V ice Mayor, met the guest and her party. The two sides exchanged ideas in mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation matters, which includes economy and trade, hygiene, culture and education, tourism, etc.

The promotion conference of South Africa was jointly organized by the delegation and Chongqing during their stay in Chongqing. The promotion and discussion conference was attended by more than 20 enterprises in Chongqing dealing in import and export trade, equipment manufacturing, food processing, etc. as well as the department representatives of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, Chongqing Commerce Commission and Chongqing Sub-council of CCPIT and so on. The delegation also visited the Chongqing Planning Exhibition Gallery and investigated Haifu Medical Technology Company, etc.

Tang Yingyu, Deputy Secretary General of the Municipal Government, and Wu Kangming, Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government were present.

Wu Kangming met An Sungguk, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chengdu

On December 12, 2016, W u Kangming, Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government met An Sungguk, Consul General of Korea in Chengdu. Wu said, in recent years, the friendly communication and cooperative, enhancing by Chongqing and Korea, have brought frequent personnel exchanges, cohesive cooperation, colorful cultural and educational exchanges, and rapid developments of economic and trade cooperation. Especially in 2005, after the establishment of Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chengdu, the communication and cooperation in each f eld have been energetically promoted between Chongqing and Korea. Many fruitful events of economy and trade and cultural exchanges, which were held in Chongqing, played a very important role in promoting bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding.

An Sung Kook said, South Korean Government attached great importance to the development of relation with Chongqing. Korean enterprises are optimistic about the development opportunities in f elds of economy and trade in Chongqing and the Korea nationals think highly of the special and long-standing friendship, which can be exactly illustrated by the settle-down of Beijing Hyundai in Chongqing. The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chengdu will continue to strengthen the connection with Chongqing by expanding cooperation and deepening friendship and make joint efforts to accelerate the cooperation in f elds like economy and trade, culture, education and academy, regional communication and so on.

Consul General of Switzerland in Chengdu visited Chongqing

On December 13, 2016, Tang Wen, Deputy Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, met Fan Yiwen, the first Consul General of Switzerland in Chengdu. Tang Wen introduced the economic and social development of Chongqing and the general situation of communication and cooperation with Switzerland to guests. He said, in recent years, Chongqing and Switzerland have maintained tight contacts and the friendship between the two sides has been further developed. Chongqing is currently under the great historical opportunity of high-speed development. However, for the relatively developed pharmaceutical industry, machinery manufacturing industry, the watch industry, financial industry, environmental protection technology owned by Switzerland, there must be a huge cooperative potential for the future cooperation between Chongqing and Switzerland with a promising future.

Fan Yiwen said, from the introduction by Deputy Director Tang Wen, he caught sight of the complementarity and cooperation potential of two sides. And he introduced the economic and industrial development in Switzerland. He also remarked that the main responsibility of Consulate General of Switzerland in Chengdu is the economic business, so he would promote cooperative projects of economic business and introduce more Swiss companies to Chongqing to seek cooperative opportunities.

Overseas ethnic Chinese adolescents came to Chongqing to experience the Bayu culture in 2016 “Chinese Rootseeking Tour”

On December 17, 2016, the 2016 “Chinese Root-seeking Tour”Winter Camp of overseas ethnic Chinese adolescents was opened in Chongqing, which was a branch in Chongqing and sponsored by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of The State Council and undertook by Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Off ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and Chong Qing Normal University. Zhou Zeyang, president of Chong Qing Normal University, and Yang Daqing, Deputy Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government attended and addressed the opening ceremony.

During the winter camp, 204 ethnic Chinese adolescents and leaders coming from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Canada, made 15-day experience of Chinese culture in Chongqing, including some Chinese traditional culture courses like Chinese, Chinese Folk Dance, Chinese Wushu, Calligraphy, Tea Art and so on. They visited Dazu Rock Carvings, Qijiang Farmers Prints, Anju Ancient City in Tongliang, which is one of the World Cultural Heritage, Hechuan Diaoyucheng City to feel the unique and fascinating Bayu Culture. They also visited the Chongqing Planning Exhibition Gallery and Robot demonstration center in Liangjiang New Area to feel the charm of science and technology. At the painted pottery center of Labor and Technical Education Base in Yuzhong District, they experienced the fun of manual labor. Those events further deepened their understandings to the home country and their perception and love of Chinese culture.

The f rst Chongqing-Finland cultural exchange season was held in Chongqing

From December 17, 2016 to January 3, 2017, “Hello, Finland”, the f rst Chongqing-Finland cultural exchange season was held in Chongqing. Relative of f cials from Finland’s Trade Investment Tourism Promotion Agency, Finland Consulates in China, Turku in Finland and representatives from more than 20 industries and enterprises of trade and business, like Finnish Tourist Board, Finnair and Chongqing Sub-council of CCPIT, etc. attended the opening ceremony on December 17.

“Santa Claus” who is certified of ficially by the United Nations appeared at the opening ceremony as the Finland cultural ambassador that day and participated in the activity named“2016 Little Messengers of Chinese Culture tell Chinese Stories to Santa Claus”, which was jointly organized by relative units in Chongqing, Rovaniemi and Turku in Finland. Since the launch of this activity on May, 18, 2016, more than 10 thousand little cultural messengers have sent mails to “Santa Claus”, which are telling Chinese stories in words, pictures and so on.

During the activity, representatives of enterprises in both Finland and Chongqing carried out extensive exchanges in fields like materials recycling, biological sciences and communications technology, etc.