A Letter to Foreign Friends
in Jinhua
Dear foreign friends in Jinhua,
Hello!
As the days move by, excitement is building as the New Year of Ox comes ever closer. With the arrival of the approaching Spring Festival, we wish all our foreign friends a happy Chinese New Year and sincerely appreciate all your full support and contributions to the effective anti-coronavirus epidemic work carried out in Jinhua over the past year.
The year 2020 had been an extraordinary and inspiring one, with many more achievements made as the opening up of Jinhua continued.
Last year witnessed the initiation and construction of the Jinyi area of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, or the Zhejiang FTZ. The Jinyi Comprehensive Bonded Zone achieved business and tax revenue growth against a general economic downturn and the value of its imports and exports hit $2.2 billion in 2020. In addition, for the increasing Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe trains, Jinhua got into the first tier among 50 cities in China where China-Europe freight trains operate.
We also express our heartfelt gratitude for all these accomplishments, as we stood together through thick and thin to meet the challenges and overcome the difficulties.
Although the virus respects no borders, your compassion also knew no boundaries. In the face of the onslaught of COVID-19, we remain united and stand in solidarity against the virus, which showcased that we share a community with a common vision of a shared future for mankind.
The Jinhua Municipal People's Government donated medical supplies to many of the worst-hit countries, as well as to its sister cities. Moreover, foreign friends in Jinhua rushed in to provide support by recording anti-epidemic videos, setting up foreign-related volunteer service teams and actively participating in various foreign-related activities held by Jinhua in the local voluntary anti-epidemic work. All these efforts have tremendously promoted cooperation between Jinhua and the international community in the overall COVID-19 response.
We also thank you for your prompt response to the national initiative, to stay put during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday. We sincerely appreciate that all our foreign friends in Jinhua recognize the city as your second hometown and that you are supporting it by choosing to stay in Jinhua for the Spring Festival, to jointly safeguard the hard-won anti-epidemic achievements. We will provide a full range of services to ensure that all of you have a happy and peaceful Chinese New Year, while experiencing unique Chinese folk customs in this hospitable and loving city. In the meantime, please continue to always take precautions against the virus during the holiday.
In the coming new year, let's move forwards together hand in hand to create a brighter future. May all the happiness of your heart's desires follow you and we wish you a joyful Chinese New Year, with health and luck.
Foreign Affairs Office of Jinhua Municipal People's Government,
Jinhua Municipal People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Feb 10, 2021