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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel. At the invitation of the CPAFFC, Shlomo Bohbot, President of the Union of Local Authorities in Israel (ULAI) and Mayor of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, led the 12-member Israeli mayor delegation on a goodwill visit to Beijing and Shanghai from March 20 to 27. The mayors wanted to learn China’s experience in urban and rural construction, carry out cultural exchanges, and promote further cooperation at the local government level.
In Beijing, they met CPAFFC Vice President Feng Zuoku, who said the Jewish people had a long history and culture; over the past two decades, bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields had grown continually—for example, the 14 pairs of friendship-city ties, and another 20 pairs engaged in informal friendly exchanges. He hoped the two sides would closely cooperate for new achievements.
President Bohbot said the Chinese people selflessly had offered help to the Jewish people when they suffered persecution, which would never be forgotten in Israel.
During the meeting with the Ministry of Railways, the Mayor of Eilat, Meir Yitzhak Havlevi, briefly introduced the government-funded urban railroad project in southern Israel and its great significance not only to the city of Eilat but also the overall development of Israel. He hoped China could provide relevant assistance.
The delegation had discussions with leading members of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance and the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development (BMCTD), exchanging views on issues such as taxation, distribution of social security funds and organizing China-Israel tourism forum. The delegation showed keen interest in the rapid development of the tourist industry in Beijing, and invited the BMCTD to make site visits to Israel and conduct tourist promotion activities.
The delegation also inspected the biogas station of Daxing Liuminying eco-farm, and held a discussion on the development of the rural economy and the improvement of living conditions for rural residents. They agreed China had made rapid progress in rural development and that the installation of new energy facilities had greatly improved residents’ lives. Some members who had visited Beijing several years ago were amazed at the incredible speed of its development.
The delegation was very concerned about how to maintain urban environmental sanitation and disposal of household refuse. During talks with relevant officials of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Landscaping and City Appearance and the Shanghai Housing Administration, President Bohbot said the delegation had seen a clean and tidy city, and learned that Shanghai had a complete waste separation and waste transport system as well as publicity system to help residents with garbage classification. These were successful experiences worth learning. Israel is small in area but with a comparatively large population. As large numbers of Jews return to live in Israel from Europe and other parts of the world, cities face issues concerning land allocation to solve the housing problem, so China’s effective basic housing policies were worth studying.
During the visit, the delegation had meetings with teachers and students majoring in Hebrew at Peking University, and those studying Hebrew and Arabic at the Shanghai International Studies University. President Bohbot told them that the ULAI would provide scholarships so some Chinese students could live and study in Jewish and Arab cities in Israel for one to three months. They would experience Israel culture while teaching Chinese language and culture to local people, thus, furthering bilateral friendly exchanges.
On the recommendation of Jackie Eldan, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai, the leading members of the Foreign Affairs Office of Huzhou City and Simon Alfasi, Mayor of Yokneam, exchanged opinions on the establishment of friendship-city ties.
The delegation attended the reception celebrating the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Israel jointly held by the CPAFFC and the Israeli Embassy in China.
The visitors felt their tour had been well arranged with rich content that was rewarding. They had got to know more about the history of the exchanges between China and Israel, witnessed achievements in China’s rural and urban construction, learned the experience of the country’s urban and rural development, and strengthened the friendly ties between the ULAI and the CPAFFC.
In Beijing, they met CPAFFC Vice President Feng Zuoku, who said the Jewish people had a long history and culture; over the past two decades, bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields had grown continually—for example, the 14 pairs of friendship-city ties, and another 20 pairs engaged in informal friendly exchanges. He hoped the two sides would closely cooperate for new achievements.
President Bohbot said the Chinese people selflessly had offered help to the Jewish people when they suffered persecution, which would never be forgotten in Israel.
During the meeting with the Ministry of Railways, the Mayor of Eilat, Meir Yitzhak Havlevi, briefly introduced the government-funded urban railroad project in southern Israel and its great significance not only to the city of Eilat but also the overall development of Israel. He hoped China could provide relevant assistance.
The delegation had discussions with leading members of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance and the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development (BMCTD), exchanging views on issues such as taxation, distribution of social security funds and organizing China-Israel tourism forum. The delegation showed keen interest in the rapid development of the tourist industry in Beijing, and invited the BMCTD to make site visits to Israel and conduct tourist promotion activities.
The delegation also inspected the biogas station of Daxing Liuminying eco-farm, and held a discussion on the development of the rural economy and the improvement of living conditions for rural residents. They agreed China had made rapid progress in rural development and that the installation of new energy facilities had greatly improved residents’ lives. Some members who had visited Beijing several years ago were amazed at the incredible speed of its development.
The delegation was very concerned about how to maintain urban environmental sanitation and disposal of household refuse. During talks with relevant officials of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Landscaping and City Appearance and the Shanghai Housing Administration, President Bohbot said the delegation had seen a clean and tidy city, and learned that Shanghai had a complete waste separation and waste transport system as well as publicity system to help residents with garbage classification. These were successful experiences worth learning. Israel is small in area but with a comparatively large population. As large numbers of Jews return to live in Israel from Europe and other parts of the world, cities face issues concerning land allocation to solve the housing problem, so China’s effective basic housing policies were worth studying.
During the visit, the delegation had meetings with teachers and students majoring in Hebrew at Peking University, and those studying Hebrew and Arabic at the Shanghai International Studies University. President Bohbot told them that the ULAI would provide scholarships so some Chinese students could live and study in Jewish and Arab cities in Israel for one to three months. They would experience Israel culture while teaching Chinese language and culture to local people, thus, furthering bilateral friendly exchanges.
On the recommendation of Jackie Eldan, Consul General of Israel in Shanghai, the leading members of the Foreign Affairs Office of Huzhou City and Simon Alfasi, Mayor of Yokneam, exchanged opinions on the establishment of friendship-city ties.
The delegation attended the reception celebrating the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Israel jointly held by the CPAFFC and the Israeli Embassy in China.
The visitors felt their tour had been well arranged with rich content that was rewarding. They had got to know more about the history of the exchanges between China and Israel, witnessed achievements in China’s rural and urban construction, learned the experience of the country’s urban and rural development, and strengthened the friendly ties between the ULAI and the CPAFFC.