ASEAN Diplomats Wrap up Weinan Visit

This year’s Belt and Road Tour into Weinan for ASEAN Diplomats, a trip focused on the industries with local features, came to a successful end on November 5.

The three-day tour gave a full picture of the city’s industrial and cultural development. Diplomats from ASEAN countries including Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Phillippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam visited leading enterprises and intangible cultural heritage parks in the city and were impressed with Weinan’s high-quality industrial and economic develoment and the charm of splendid local intangible cultures.

A clay sculpture work that represents a local festivity is among the exhibits at the intangible cultural heritage exhibition and inheritance center in Weinan. [Photo: Li Ou]

During the visit to the city’s intangible cultural heritage exhibition and inheritance center, Minister Counsellor Razida Hanim Binti Abdul Razak of the Malaysian Embassy in China kept recording exhibits on her mobile phone.

“These popular folk heritages can reflect how local people are enjoying their current lifestyle. I even want to learn everything exhibited here so that I can fully understand the wisdom of the craftsmen that created these intangible heritages,” said the diplomat.   

Diplomats from ASEAN countries visit a 3D printing enterprise in Weinan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. [Photo: Li Ou]

At Weinan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, the diplomats were briefed in detail about the robust development of the local high-tech sector. In-depth discussions were also held over the cooperation between Weinan and ASEAN countries on internationalization of enterprises. Calling China and Vietnam two close neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, Counsellor Pham Trung Nghia of the Vietnam Embassy in China suggested enterprises from both sides have enormous potential to cooperate with each other given that their unique geographical advantages will greatly facilitate after-sales services.