The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata organized a media reception at the Grand Oberoi Kolkata.

The reception was meant to be the Consul General Mr. Zha Liyou’s first group gathering with media friends from East India since he took office in January. It was also held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and the coming year of 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and India.

The event began with a short video on China’s development achievements in the past 70 years. Then the Consul General delivered a keynote speech to recognize the efforts made by media friends in reporting on Chinese development achievements, China-India friendship, and a series of events held by the consulate throughout the year. During his speech, a video clip of two CGTN documentaries on China’s Xinjiang, namely “Fighting terrorism in Xinjiang” and “The black hand–the East Turkistan Islamic Movement and terrorism in Xinjiang”, was screened to show the truth of what happened there.

The Consul General also highlighted on the fact why China was developing so much. He mentioned that China stuck to the Chinese way and that is the reason for their development.

The Consul General gave a certificate of honor to Mrs. Chaitali Das, Managing Trustee of Rakshak Foundation, for her donation to support the targeted poverty alleviation work in Yunnan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. Mrs Das and Mr. Avijit Nandi Majumdar, President of IMPACT and CEO of ANM Global Media Research, spoke on their marvellous trips and experiences in Yunnan province of China.

The Consul General inaugurated his twitter account “CG_Zha Liyou” (@ZhaLiyou, https://twitter.com/ZhaLiyou), which updates latest news on China, China-India relations and the consulate.

A culture program consisting of a song named “Cheenapara – The Breakfast Market Song” by Chinese community singer Mr. Thomas Chen, a Chinese folk song named “Dongting Lake is My Home” by the consulate staff member Ms. Yi Xiangying was also performed.