Dr. Luo Xun was invited to attend the “China Lecture” jointly organized by China and Colombia
Ambassador Blue Tiger said that the world is rapidly entering a new period of turbulence and change and complex challenges keep emerging. China has always represented stability and positive energy. Looking east, we may find the answer to the question of The Times. China’s development is foreseeable. It has a strong recovery momentum and is one of the leading economies in the world. It is committed to the new development philosophy, promotes high-quality opening-up, promotes rural revitalization and agricultural and rural modernization, and takes the lead in cutting-edge science and technology. China has a global vision. In 2013, China put forward the Belt and Road Initiative to promote broader, higher-level and deeper regional economic and social development cooperation. China’s policy towards Latin America has always been stable and consistent. China and Latin America share much in common in seeking peace, development, cooperation and win-win results. China-latin America relations have entered a new era of equality, mutual benefit, innovation, openness and benefits for the people. China and Costa Rica are each other’s development opportunities and continue to deepen cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, scientific and technological innovation, agricultural development, digital economy, culture and education. Bilateral relations have a broad prospect and a promising future.
Professor Luo Xun, Chinese Director of the China-Colombia Intelligent Internet Connectivity Laboratory, made remarks on the future of China-Colombia relations, China’s influence on Latin America and the world, China’s contribution to world economic development, China’s education, scientific and technological innovation and development, Chinese culture and other topics.
The 5,000-year Chinese civilization has left a rich legacy for the world, and China has made impressive achievements in lifting more than 700 million people out of poverty and growing into the world’s second largest economy. China’s vision of development has led the world in pursuing common development and contributed greatly to global poverty reduction, international cooperation against COVID-19 and climate change. Ramirez praised the fruitful results achieved since the establishment of diplomatic ties 42 years ago, the continuous close high-level exchanges and the ever closer economic ties between Colombia and China. China is Costa Rica’s second largest trading partner, the largest source of imports and the largest source of direct investment in Asia. Chinese vaccines are crucial for Costa Rica to successfully carry out its national vaccination program and safeguard the life, health and dignity of the Colombian people. The two sides should seize the opportunity to enhance bilateral relations and jointly contribute to the progress of mankind.
Scholars from the two countries said that in the face of century-old changes and century-old epidemics, China has demonstrated with concrete actions its pattern and capacity to shoulder its responsibilities for the people, for developing countries and for all mankind. A confident, open, inclusive and innovative China offers new opportunities to the world. Cooperation between China and Latin America and Colombia is an important part of South-South cooperation. The two sides should enhance their capacity for innovative development through opening-up and cooperation, and jointly advance such century development tasks as high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, energy transformation, carbon reduction and neutrality.
The scholars stressed that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 42 years ago, China-Colombia friendly cooperation has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and there is an objective necessity for the deepening of bilateral relations. In the future, the two countries should avoid the interference of old geopolitical thinking and further broaden their horizons and raise their level. We should promote exchanges and mutual learning at a higher level in infrastructure development, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, modern agriculture, education and culture.
On the same day, estelle shenandoah university teaching building decorate the rich Chinese culture characteristics of long dragon, lanterns, posters and other materials, exhibited about China’s development achievements, international cooperation and the picture of the cultural heritage, played about Chinese festivals, video games, poverty reduction and other themes, school teachers and students have to stop, feel the Chinese culture atmosphere, hot the development of Chinese modern, The atmosphere was warm and friendly.