On March 18, Counselor Dai Yuming, attended the reception held by the mayor of Petah Tikva Mr. Itzchak Ochayon for welcoming the delegation of City of Yiyang headed by its mayor, Mr. Hu Zhongxiong, and delivered a speech. Nearly 50 people including the delegation of Yiyang and the officials of the city of Petah Tikva attended the reception.
Counselor Dai Yuming said that the exchanges between Chinese and Jewish people share a long history, especially during World War II, the moving story of Dr. Ho Fengshan, with his hometown in Yiyang, issued "visas for life" for the Jewish narrowly escaped from the Nazi persecution is a testimony to the profound friendship of the two peoples. Since the two cities became twin city in 2010, outstanding achievement had been made in the pragmatic cooperation of science and technology, agriculture, medical, cultural and other fields. This year is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel, it's hoped that the two cities would continue to deepen cooperation and make greater contributions to the development of bilateral relations.
Mayor Ochayon and Mayor Hu made their speeches and said that thanks to the assistance of the Chinese Embassy in Israel and the Israeli Embassy in China, friendly exchanges and pragmatic cooperation between the two cities have been very productive. They wish the friendship between the two cities and two peoples will last forever.