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Philippine
Delegation headed by Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez
with Hubei Province Vice Governor Li Chunming and Wuhan City Vice Mayor Sun
Ya and officials from the
Hubei Province and Wuhan City
Philippine Delegation headed by Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez
with Dongfeng Automotive Company General Manager Mr. Wang Baobin
Mr. Larry Chan of Liwayway (China) Co. Ltd., Mayor Li Tao of Hong An Town,
Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez together with other
representatives of Hong An Town at the Philippine booth during the 4th
Central China Travel Expo
Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez, Mayor Li Tao of Hong An
and Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon
together with the delegations from Shanghai and Davao Oriental
Philippine Consul
General to Shanghai Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez led a delegation composed
of Consul Aileen Mendiola-Rau, Trade Assistant Hans Ding, Liwayway (China)
Co. Ltd. President Larry Chan, Dai-ichi Electronics Shanghai Co. Ltd.
President Pablo Tobiano, Mr. Ling Well Tan, Mr. Robert Dy and Liwayway
(China) Co. Ltd. Li Pei Ming to visit Hubei Province recently and was warmly
met by Vice Governor
Li Chunming and Wuhan City Vice Mayor Sun Ya.
In her official talks
with the officials of Hubei Province and Wuhan City, Consul General Sanchez
reiterated the President’s invitation to invest in the Philippines in many
areas offering opportunities for Chinese entrepreneurs. Consul General
Sanchez and Vice Governor Li agreed that the following areas of cooperation
can be pursued: tourism, agriculture and food processing, tobacco processing
and mining.
Both sides also
agreed that there should be increased contacts and cooperation between Hubei
and the Philippines and expressed their hope that business and tourism
exchanges between the Philippines and Hubei will become more frequent.
During the
visit, officials of Wuhan City told Consul General Sanchez that they welcome
the expansion of cooperation in various fields and the strengthening of
trade relations between the two sides and that Wuhan City is interested to
establish sister-city relations with a Philippine city. A six-member
delegation from Wuhan City lead by a vice mayor will be visiting the
Philippines in June to look at possible areas of cooperation.
Consul
General Sanchez also met with Mayor Li Tao of Hong An Town. Hong An is host
to Liwayway (China) Co. Ltd’s investment in Hubei Province.
Aside from
the official meetings, the delegation visited the Dongfeng Automobile Group,
one of the leading manufacturers of buses and light trucks in China. During
the visit, Consul General Sanchez enjoined Dongfeng to establish its
presence in the Philippines. Dongfeng officials indicated their desire to
enter the Philippine automotive market.
During the visit to
Hubei Province, the delegation also participated in the 4th
Central China Travel Expo, the Central China Business Summit and the 3rd
Expo Central China which were held in Wuhan from 24-28 April. Also
participating in the 3rd Expo Central China was a delegation from Davao Oriental headed by Governor Corazon Malanyaon.
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