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Madame Wu Youying, Vice Chairwoman of
Shanghai’s China People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC)
Madame Wu Youying, Vice Chairwoman of
Shanghai’s China People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) arrives
today as part of a three-day visit to the Philippines.
Madame Wu leads a six-person delegation
and is in Manila to open the Shanghai 360º Photo Exhibit that will open
today at the SM Mall of Asia with Vice President Noli de Castro. On exhibit
are nearly 50 photos taken by Chinese photographers offering a panoramic
view of life in Shanghai.
The Shanghai 360º Photo Exhibit was
previously shown in London, South Africa and several other cities in Europe
and is envisioned to be an expression of the city’s warm invitation to the
people of the Philippines to visit Shanghai, especially during the 2010
World Expo which will be held from 1May – 31 October 2010.
During her brief stay in Manila, Madame
Wu will call on Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim. Manila is the sister city of
Shanghai.
Madame Wu will also be meeting with the
Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc.
Philippine Consul General to Shanghai
Maria Rowena Mendoza Sanchez expressed her appreciation to the various
organizations that have made the visit and the exhibit a possibility.
“The Consulate General and the CPPCC
Shanghai have been trying to put together this event for some time now and I
am happy that the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and
Industry, Inc. has agreed to help organize the exhibit. This is all the
more important since Shanghai will be hosting the World Expo 2010 and that
the Philippines will be participating in it with a 2,000 square meter
pavilion with the theme “Performing Cities,” said Consul General
Sanchez.
She likewise added that the Philippines
is one of the top ten sources of tourism for Shanghai. Similarly, there has
been a marked and sustained increase of Shanghainese visiting the
Philippines.
Given the heightened scare about the H1N1
flu, it is noteworthy that business, tourism and people-to-people exchanges
continue to grow and flourish between the Philippines and Shanghai. END
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