Consul General Huang Ping Visited Harrisburg, the state capital of Pennsylvania
On August 6th and 7th, Consul General Huang Ping visited Harrisburg, the state capital of Pennsylvania, on the invitation. During his stay, he met with local politicians including Governor Tom Wolf, Vice Chairman of the Dauphin County Mike Pries, Council President of Harrisburg Wanda Williams, Council Vice President Ben Allatt and Local Government Commissioner Scott Martin. He also paid visits to the Hershey Company and local Chinese.
When meeting with Governor Wolf, Huang Ping said that China has explored the proper developing pattern and made great progress in social development since the reform and opening-up 40 years ago. In the coming new era, China will deepen reform and further open to the world. However, China is still a developing country that has tens of millions of people living in poverty. China is committed to poverty alleviation, bringing better lives and the realization of "the Chinese dream" to its people. To be as advanced as the US, China still has a long way to go. China looks forward to strengthening cooperation with all the countries including the US and jointly building the community of a shared future for mankind with them. Improving mutual trust is an urgent task in the China-US relationship. He hoped the US could correctly understand China’s intention and plan for development, work together with China to relieve the friction and differences between them under the principle of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit. Pennsylvania has a long history of communication and collaboration with China. Its rich fruits take a lead among all eastern states in the US. He hoped the government and all sectors of the society in Pennsylvania can exert their influence to support the advancement of bilateral relations. More at: http://newyork.china-consulate.org/eng/zxhd/t1703204.htm