"The 2023 Sino-French Cultural Forum and the Welcome Dinner Hosted by President Hollande were grandly held at The Venetian Macao Hotel."

"The 2023 Sino-French Cultural Forum and the Welcome Dinner Hosted by President Hollande were grandly held at The Venetian Macao Hotel."

North American Times（Macao News/Lewis）On April 28, the 2023 Sino-French Cultural Forum and President Olander's Welcome Dinner were held at the Venetian Hotel in Macao, China. Following the successful visit to China by French President Mark Long at the invitation of President Xi ** on April 6, former French President Olander visited China again, which attracted great attention from the industry.

Address by former French President Hollande.

Former French President Hollande (left) has in-depth exchanges with invited guest Chen Zhi (right).

A high-end banquet for a cordial meeting with French dignitaries kicked off. Chen Zhi, Executive Vice President of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (International) Development Promotion Association, said that he was very grateful to President Hollande for taking precious time out of his busy schedule to meet and conduct in-depth exchanges and cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France in 1964, the two countries have actively promoted the development of bilateral relations, deepened the comprehensive strategic partnership, promoted bilateral multi-industry win-win cooperation, and promoted the development of China-EU relations.As a Chinese, I feel extremely proud and proud. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is the fourth largest bay area in the world after the New York Bay Area in the United States, the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States and the Tokyo Bay Area in Japan, and is an important space carrier for participating in global competition. The speed of China's development has been highly recognized and praised by President Hollande. It is reported that in November 2015, China and France jointly issued the Joint Statement on Climate Change between the Heads of State of China and France.They witnessed the signing of a number of cooperation documents between the two governments and enterprises, covering economic and trade, finance, energy, environmental protection, humanities and other fields. During President Hollande's term of office, Sino-French relations have been very stable, deepened and strengthened. This year marks the 59th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the 10th anniversary of the "Belt and Road" initiative. In order to further promote cultural exchanges between China and France, promote bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and French, promote the high-quality development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, tap economic and trade investment opportunities for Chinese enterprises in the post-epidemic era, and jointly promote the construction of the "Belt and Road" community of human destiny.