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10Month< On the morning of span>27, hosted by the European and American Scholars Association of Shanghai and undertaken by the Western Scholars Association of Tongji University, "Co-painting the 'China-Mexico Friendship Bridge', condensing the feelings of the two peoples" commemorates the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mexico 50< /span>The annual non-governmental diplomacy event was successfully held at the Home of Overseas Chinese Scholars in Shanghai.

  Lu Jianfei, Executive Vice President of Shanghai European and American Scholars Association, Fan Yixin (Carlos Valera), Deputy Consul General of Mexico in Shanghai, Tongji University Lv Peiming, executive vice president and president of Tongji University European and American Scholars Association; Jiang Fuming, former deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Tongji University and party secretary of Shanghai Jiguang College; Zhu Lingling, full-time vice president of Shanghai European and American Scholars Association; Chen Yili, Deputy Director of the Office and Director of the International Students Office,Meng Lihui, the Cultural and Educational Consul of Mexico in Shanghai (María José Torillo), Qi Peng, Secretary General of Tongji University European and American Scholars Association, and other members Nearly 50people including Mexican friends living in Shanghai and international students from many countries attended the event.

   Lv PeimingFirst of all, on behalf of our school, he delivered a welcome speech online. He pointed out that the event support unit, Mexico Technological University of Monterrey, and the event organizer, Tongji University, as strategic partners, have been committed to actively promoting exchanges and cooperation in the fields of education, scientific research, and cultural exchanges between the two countries, in order to promote the strategic cooperation between the two countries , development has made an important contribution. This event not only focuses on conveying the friendship between the two countries through the concept of "bridge" and conducting non-governmental diplomatic activities, but also commemorates the 100 anniversary of the United Front Policy of the Communist Party of China. As the college branch of the Shanghai European and American Scholars Association, Fulfill General Secretary Xi's entrustment that the European and American Scholars Association will become a "new force in the development of people-to-people diplomacy", and deepen the understanding of "respecting the virtuous is the foundation of politics" with practical actions. I also hope that in the future work, we can base ourselves on the exchanges and cooperation between universities and extend this friendship to the strategic cooperative relationship between the two countries.

   Lu Jianfei said that the non-governmental diplomatic work of the Alumni Association is very distinctive , by giving full play to the role of non-governmental ambassadors of overseas students, integrating resource advantages, cultivating a variety of activity carriers, and promoting non-governmental exchanges. It is very meaningful to jointly draw a "China-Mexico Friendship Bridge". The people of China and Mexico have known each other since they were children and young people. Based on practice, they can experience the integration of diversified arts, carry out non-governmental diplomacy and promote cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in the form of aesthetic education. It is hoped that the European and American Scholars Association of Tongji University can continue to gather the strength of returned overseas students in the group, actively promote foreign exchanges, tell Chinese stories and Shanghai stories well, and cultivate the power to know China and make friends with China. I also hope to continue to combine the strong academic characteristics of the school with the non-governmental diplomatic work, and continue to hold this type of activities to create a brand and characteristics.

    Fan Yixin(Carlos Valera) Deputy Consul General pointed out that on the occasion of the 50 anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mexico, all parts of the country are celebrating in various forms. Academic cooperation is one of the important pillars of people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Tongji University and the Technological University of Monterrey in Mexico have become classic models of vigorous cooperation between the two countries. China-Mexico relations have great prospects. People-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries, especially between young people, are the essential conditions for sowing the seeds of friendship between the two countries.

   Jose Manuel Páez (Jose Manuel PVice President of the Technological University of Monterrey, Mexico span>áez), Ms. Guan Meizhen (Mercedes González), representative of the president of the Polytechnic University of Monterey in Mexico, Tongji University Architecture and Li Xiangning, Dean of the School of Urban Planning, made online speeches respectively, reviewing the achievements of cooperation between universities in recent years, and talking about the specific work promoted by the two universities this year to celebrate the 50 anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

   During the commemorative activities, the unveiling ceremony of the 50 anniversary commemorative badge of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mexico was held at the same time, and the "China-Mexico The Unveiling Ceremony of the Model of the Mexico-Mexico Friendship Bridge.

  ;   Afterwards, Lu Jingsheng and Miao Jianhua, who stayed in Mexico at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations, shared what they did 46 years ago The story of the first batch of scholarship students studying abroad in Mexico recalls the simple, warm and profound national sentiments between the two peoples.

In the afternoon, the participants went to Songjiang District The drawing of the "China-Mexico Friendship Bridge" site. The "China-Mexico Friendship Bridge" is located in Wenhua Village, Xinbang Town, Songjiang District, the source of Shanghai's cultural context. As the executive unit, the environmental landscape team of the School of Continuing Education, combined with the vision of beautiful China and rural revitalization, implemented the China-Mexico Friendship Bridge co-painting activity for Chinese and foreign teenagers, and made embellished color decoration designs for the surrounding dwellings of the Friendship Bridge, creating an artistic feature. The local landscape space atmosphere of the riverfront.

As a novel and unique way of "telling Chinese stories well", the Wenhua Village area The other 6 bridges will also serve as preparatory painted bridges for the follow-up series of non-governmental diplomacy activities, such as the "50 Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Spain" in 2023 Friendship Bridge painting, etc., make the new rural construction of the village have the nature of international cultural exchange and integration and the expansion of non-governmental diplomatic activities, which is unique, original and unique in China and Shanghai.