外侨之窗

外侨之窗

● 吴康明会见四川省外事侨务办主任慕新海

6月2日，市政府外事侨务办主任吴康明在市外事大楼与来渝调研的四川省外事侨务办主任慕新海一行座谈。双方就进一步加强因公出国审批管理和贯彻落实外事工作领导体制改革相关情况进行了深入探讨交流。

吴康明对调研组一行的到来表示欢迎，他认为，四川省外事侨务工作亮点纷呈、品牌突出，工作成绩一直处于优秀行列。川渝两地外事侨务工作一脉相通，在今后的工作中，希望双方能经常广泛地开展工作交流，深化合作、增进感情，共同推动外事侨务工作走向深入。

慕新海表示，自古川渝是一家，此行目的是学习交流工作经验，希望双方加大信息互通、资源互补的力度，共同提高外事侨务工作水平。

市政府外事侨务办副主任王雯，秘书行政处、组织人事处、出国（境）管理处、综合协调处负责人陪同出席。

● 首期“中国外交培训学院地方课堂”在渝举办

6月19日，由外交部干部司、市委组织部、市政府外事侨务办联合举办的首期“中国外交培训学院地方课堂”暨重庆外事工作专题培训班，在市行政学院正式开班。外交部部长助理钱洪山、重庆市副市长刘桂平出席开班仪式并讲话。

“中国外交培训学院地方课堂”是外交部创立的外事培训新品牌，通过派员到地方授课，精准投入培训资源，旨在提高培训的针对性和实效性。首期课堂落户重庆，充分体现了外交部对中西部省份扩大对外开放、推动经济社会发展的支持。本次培训班是我市近年来规模最大、规格最高的一次外事工作专题培训班。6位司局领导来渝授课，充分体现了课程的权威性，课程主要包括习近平总书记外交思想、“一带一路”与经济外交、外事礼宾礼仪等。培训为期3天，培训对象为全市各区县（自治县）和涉外市级部门、高校、企业的分管负责人和外事办主任，总人数220余人。

● 尼泊尔—中国经贸协会主席率团来渝出席“中国—尼泊尔工商界对话会”

6月9日—10日，尼泊尔—中国经贸协会主席阿努伯率近40位尼泊尔企业家来渝考察投资环境。中联部经济联络中心副主任吴保才在市外事大楼会见了代表团部分成员。

6月9日，由中联部经济联络中心和尼泊尔中国经贸协会主办，市政府外事侨务办和市工商业联合承办的“政党与务实合作”中国—尼泊尔工商界对话在渝成功举行，来自两国80余位企业家出席对话会。本次对话会是中国企业和尼泊尔企业深化合作的一次高规格、高水平会议。

市政府外事侨务办副巡视员王广成与南亚中国友好组织主席阿努伯先生回顾了过去两年合作成果，探讨了下半年双方合作项目和未来合作前景。阿努伯对市对外友协在增进两国人民友好感情、深化两国企业合作等方面给予的支持表示感谢，希望两国人民友谊和企业务实合作再上新台阶。

● 泰国驻成都总领事率泰国职业教育委员会代表团考察重庆中车长客轨道车辆有限公司

6月12日，泰国驻成都总领事潘媞葩女士率泰国职业教育委员会代表团来渝考察并参观重庆中车长客轨道车辆有限公司。

市政府外事侨务办副主任唐文表示，自2011年9月重庆与曼谷正式成为友好城市以来，市政府外事侨务办积极推动两市在经贸方面的交流与合作，特别是在轨道交通领域，先后安排了曼谷市长、泰国交通部长、泰国BTS集团控股创始人及主席等多位泰国重要客商来渝考察轨道交通项目和企业。目前重庆轨道交通企业已参与了曼谷轻轨交通建设项目的竞标。市政府外事侨务办将继续关注、支持重庆企业与泰方在轨道交通建设领域的合作，切实深化“一带一路”建设。

潘媞葩总领事表示，很高兴重庆企业深度参与泰国基础交通建设，此次率团来渝考察，旨在促进双方在轨道交通技术人才教育培训等方面的交流，推动重庆企业与泰方合作取得更大进展。

● 重庆青年代表团参加第四届中俄两河流域青年论坛

6月6日—17日，依照外交部统筹安排，由重庆交通大学、重庆邮电大学和四川外国语大学遴选的重庆青年代表团一行30人，赴安徽省参加了第四届中俄“长江—伏尔加河”流域青年论坛。来自俄罗斯伏尔加河沿岸联邦区14州（共和国）、中方长江中上游地区6省（市）的近400名青年代表应邀参加本届论坛。

重庆青年代表团利用此交流平台，与中俄双方其他青年代表积极互动交流，广交朋友，唱响中俄青年友谊主旋律，并结合所在高校特色，发挥自身特长，展示当代中国青年风采，讲述中国故事，发出重庆好声音，有效增进了俄方青年对重庆的了解和认识，彼此之间结下了深厚的友谊。

● 重庆直飞纽约航线今年10月开通

6月19日，重庆直飞纽约航线新闻发布会在雾都宾馆举行，海南航空宣布将于10月20日正式开通重庆至纽约航线。市政府副秘书长唐慎出席发布会。市交委、市外侨办、市口岸办等市级有关部门相关负责人参加发布会。

据悉，这是我国中西部地区首条直飞纽约的航线，也是我市开通的第十一条洲际国际航线。重庆直飞纽约航线，是继我市开通洛杉矶航线后，第二条直飞北美的航线，意味着重庆到美国形成东、西海岸的环形航线。

● 中乌（克兰）第十轮领事磋商在重庆举行

6月21日，中乌（克兰）第十轮领事磋商在重庆举行，外交部领事司副司长陆旭与乌克兰外交部领事司司长波戈列尔采夫分别率代表团与会。双方就深化中乌领事关系、便利人员往来、保护公民合法权益等问题深入交换意见。

乌克兰驻华大使焦眀、市政府外事侨务办副主任唐文，外交部领事司及市政府外事侨务办有关处室负责人出席了磋商。

● 2017年海外华裔青少年“中国寻根之旅”夏令营—重庆营开营

6月26日，2017年海外华裔青少年“中国寻根之旅”夏令营—重庆营在重庆师范大学博雅楼隆重开营。本期重庆营由国务院侨办主办，市政府外事侨务办和重庆师范大学共同承办，吸引了来自澳大利亚、美国、加拿大、爱尔兰、德国等5个国家的100位营员和领队参加。市政府外事侨务办副主任杨大庆、重庆师范大学校长周泽扬等出席仪式并致辞。

周泽扬向远道而来的营员和领队们表示最诚挚的欢迎，并希望本次夏令营项目进一步推动华文教育事业在海外的发展。

杨大庆希望营员们通过此次活动，亲身感受中华文化魅力、体验巴渝人文风情，拓展视野，增强民族自豪感和自信心。

夏令营营员代表表示，十分珍惜来这次参营机会，将多看多体验，好好了解祖（籍）国的人文山水和发展。

● 英国驻重庆总领事馆举办女王生日酒会

6月26日，英国驻重庆总领事馆在国泰艺术中心广场举办了女王生日庆祝酒会，由此2017英国嘉年华在西南地区完美谢幕。酒会现场异彩纷呈，英国默林集团带来了英国皇室威廉王子和凯特王妃蜡像；品牌豪车麦凯伦跑车和路虎汽车展示彰显出英国汽车制造业实力；“寻影季”活动的旅英重庆摄影师联袂推出“魅力英伦”新锐影展；重庆市川剧院的艺术家为来宾献上川剧变脸表演。

英国驻重庆总领事艾佩诗表示，在她就任一周年之际，成功举办中国西南地区英国嘉年华，结识更多合作伙伴，促进中英双方多元、深入合作，感到十分高兴。英国驻重庆总领事馆和英国国际贸易部、英国文化教育协会及英国威尔士政府，将一如既往地支持帮助英国公司在中国西南地区生根发芽并不断壮大。

2017年是中英大使级外交关系建立45周年，英国驻重庆总领事馆首次于5月启动2017英国嘉年华，在重庆、成都、昆明和贵阳举办了40余场精彩活动。。

（图片由市政府外事侨务办提供）

Wu Kangming Met with Mu Xinhai, Director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Sichuan Province

On June 2, Wu Kangming, Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government held conversations with Mu Xinhai, Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Sichuan Province and his entourages in the Foreign Affairs Building. The two sides had conducted in-depth discussions on strengthening the administration of going abroad on offi cial business and the implementation of the reform of the leadership system in the foreign affairs.

Wu extended a warm welcome for the arrival of the research group. He thought that Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Sichuan Province had achieved many outstanding results and established an excellent brand in the foreign affairs’ work. The Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing and Sichuan Province are intimately tied up with each other. Wu hoped that in the future the two sides should conduct extensive exchanges in the field of work, deepen cooperation and boost the strength of the relationship, jointly promoting the further development of the work of the foreign and overseas Chinese affairs.

Mu said that since ancient times, Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality shared the same blood and the purpose of this trip was to learn and exchange the work experiences. He hoped that the two sides should increase the intensity of information exchange and the complementarity of resources and work together to improve the level of the work of the foreign and overseas Chinese affairs.

Wang Wen, Vice director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and the principals of the administrative office of the secretariat, the personnel offi ce of the organization and the administrative department were all present.

The fi rst “Local Class of China Foreign Affairs Training College” was held in Chongqing

On June 19, the first “Local Class of China Foreign Affairs Training College” and the special training course of Chongqing’s foreign affairs which is jointly organized by the Bureau for Retired Personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Organization Department of the Municipal Committee and Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government officially was opened at the Municipal Administration Institute. Qian Hongshan, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Liu Guiping, the Vice Mayor of Chongqing attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.

The “Local Class of China Foreign Affairs Training College”is a new training brand of foreign affairs founded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Through sending the personnel to the local place, this project aims to improve the pertinence and effectiveness of the training by means of investing the training resources in a precise method. The first class is introduced to Chongqing, which fully demonstrates that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides strong support for expanding the scope of opening up in the central and western provinces and promoting the economic and social development. The training course is the special one of Chongqing’s foreign affairs in recent years featured by largest scale and highest standards. With six leaders of Department level giving lectures in Chongqing, it fully demonstrates the authority of the course. The main contents of the course include General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Diplomatic Thoughts, the Belt and Road Initiative and related economic diplomacy as well as the protocol and etiquette of foreign affairs. The training lasts for three days with a total of over 220 training objects including the leaders from districts and counties (autonomous counties), foreign-related municipal department, universities and enterprises as well as the Director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of the Chongqing People’s Government.

The Chairman of Nepal-China Economic and Trade Association (China) Led a Delegation to Attend “the Dialogue of China-Nepal Industrial and Commercial Circles”

On June 9-10, Anoop Bhattarai, Chairman of Nepal-China Economic and Trade Association (China) led more than 40 entrepreneurs to inspect the investment environment in Chongqing. Wu Baocai, Deputy Director of the Economic Liaison Center of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the CPC met with part of the members of the delegation at the Municipal Foreign Affairs Building.

On June 9, Dialogue of China-Nepal Industrial and Commercial Circles: the Political Party and Pragmatic Cooperation hosted and organized by the Economic Liaison Center of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the CPC and Nepal-China Economic and Trade Association as well as Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and Municipal Industries and Commerce respectively was successfully held in Chongqing with more than 80 entrepreneurs from both countries attending this dialogue meeting. This dialogue can be treated as the largestscale and highest-standard meeting for Chinese and Nepal enterprises in deepening the cooperation.

Wang Guangcheng, Deputy Inspector of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and Anoop, Chairman of China Friendship Organization of South Asia went over the cooperative achievements in the past two years and discussed the cooperation projects in the latter half of the year and the future prospects for cooperation. Anoop expressed his thanks for the support given by Municipal Foreign Association in enhancing the relationship between the two countries and deepening the cooperation of the enterprises, he hoped that the friendship between two peoples and the pragmatic cooperation of the two countries are lifted to a new level.

The Counsel General of Thailand in Chengdu Led Thailand’s Professional Education Committee to Inspect CRRC Chongqing Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.

On June 12th, Ms Pan Tipa, Counsel General for Thailand in Chengdu leaded Thailand’s Professional Education Committee to inspect CRRC Chongqing Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.

Tang Wen, Vice Director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government expressed that ever since Chongqing and Bangkok became friendly cities in September, 2011, Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government proactively promoted the exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade, particularly in the field of rail transit. A large number of Thailand’s businessmen, such as the mayor of Bangkok, the Transport Minister of Thailand, the founder and Chairman of BTS Company all have come to Chongqing to inspect the rail transit programme and related enterprises. Currently, Chongqing Rail Transit Co. Ltd. has participated in the bidding for the construction project of Bangkok Light Rail Transit. The Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government will continue to pay attention to this area and support the cooperation in the fi eld of the construction of rail transit between the enterprises of Chongqing and Thailand, practically deepening the construction of “the Belt and Road”.

The Counsel General Pan Tipa said that she was very glad that the enterprises of Chongqing deeply and actively involved in the basic transportation construction of Thailand. The aim of visiting Chongqing this time was to promote the exchanges between the two sides in the training and education of the technical personnel of railway transportation and propel the further development of the cooperation between the enterprises of Chongqing and Thailand.

Chongqing Youth Delegation Attended the 4th China-Russian Yangtze River and Volga River Youth Forum

On June 6-17, according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a 30-person Chongqing Youth Delegation including students from Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Sichuan International Studies University attended the 4th China-Russian Yangtze River and Volga River Youth Forum held in Anhui Province.

Nearly 400 youth representatives from 14 states (the republics) along the Volga River and 6 provinces (cities) along the upper-middle reaches of Yangtze River of China have been invited to the forum.

Through this communication platform, Chongqing Youth Delegation made an active interact with the representatives of the Russian side. They made friends with each other and sang the melody of friendship between China and Russia. Combined with the characteristics of the universities and their own advantages, Chongqing Youth Delegation told stories of China and gave off the voice of Chongqing to effectively enhance the Russian representatives’ understanding and knowledge of Chongqing which lays a solid foundation for the two sides to forge a profound friendship.

Chongqing’s Direct Flight to New York will be Opened in October This Year

On June 19, the news conference of Chongqing’s direct flight to New York was held in Wudu Hotel. In the news conference, Hainan Airlines announced that Chongqing’s direct flight to New York will be opened on October 10. Tang Shen, the deputy Secretary-general of the Municipal Government attended the conference. The department leaders from the Municipal Transportation Committee, Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and the Municipal Port Offi ce were also present.

It is believed that it is not only the fi rst direct airline to New York in the central and western regions of China but also the 11th intercontinental and international airline that will be opened in Chongqing. The direct flight to New York is the second direct airline to North America after the opening of the airline to Los Angeles, which means that a circular airline between east and west coast of America is formed.

The 10th Consular Consultations between China and Ukraine was Held in Chongqing

On June 21, the 10th Consular Consultations between China and Ukraine was held in Chongqing. Both Lu Xu, deputy director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bhogle Leo Mtsev, directorgeneral of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led delegations to attend the meeting respectively. The two sides exchanged views on deepening China-Ukraine consular relations, facilitating personnel exchanges and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.

Jiao Ming, Ukraine’s Ambassador to China, Tang Wen, Vice director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and relevant leaders from the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government were all present at the meeting.

The 2017 Summer Camp of Overseas Chinese Teenagers themed with “Searching for Their Roots”— Chongqing Camp is launched

On June 26, the 2017 Summer Camp of Overseas Chinese Teenagers“Searching for Their Roots”—Chongqing Camp was launched in the Boya teaching building of Chongqing Normal University. Hosted by the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council and organized by Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing Camp has attracted more than 100 campers and team leaders from Australia, the United States, Canada, Ireland and Germany. Yang Daqing, Vice director of Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Offi ce of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government and Zhou Zeyang, the Principal of Chongqing Normal University attended the welcome ceremony and delivered a speech respectively.

Principal Zhou extended a sincere welcome to the campers and team leaders and hoped that the summer camp project plays an important role in further promoting the development of Chinese education to abroad.

Vice director Yang hoped that the campers can personally experience the charm of Chinese culture and the culture and customs of Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, broadening horizon and enhancing the national pride and self-confi dence.

The representatives of the camp all said that they cherish this opportunity and they will try their best to experience and learn more about the colorful cultures and beautiful scenery as well as the development of motherland.

The British Consulate General in Chongqing Held the Queen’s Birthday Party

On June 26, the British consulate general in Chongqing held the Queen’s birthday celebration party at the Art Center of Guotai and as a result, the 2017 British Carnival answered a curtain call in the southwest region of China. At the party, the British Merlin Entertainment Group carried the waxen images of Princess William and his wife Kate. The show of the luxury vehicle McLaren and Land Rover fully demonstrated the strength of British automobile industry. The photographers who initiated the“searching for the photos” activity also jointly launched the photo exhibition with its theme being “the Charm of Britain”. The artists from Sichuan Opera House of Chongqing also performed a facechanging performance for the guests. Cecille EI Beleidi, the Consul General of Britain in Chongqing said that she was very glad that China and the UK successfully hold the British Carnival in the southwest region of China on her first year anniversary

in offi ce, getting acquainted with a large number of cooperative partners and promoting the multiple and in-depth cooperation between China and the UK. The British Consulate General in Chongqing, the Department of International Trade of UK, British Council for Cultural Education and British Government in Wales will as always support and help UK’s companies to take their roots and continuously expand their scale in the southwest China.

The year 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level between China and UK. The British Consulate General in Chongqing fi rstly launched the 2017 British Carnival in May with more than 40 wonderful activities held in Chongqing Municipality, Chengdu of Sichuan Province, Kunming of Yunnan Province and Guiyang of Guizhou Province.