( Observer Network ) The official website of the Argentine Presidential Office announced on February 5 that on the morning of February 5, Beijing time, Argentine President who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics and related activities Argentine President Fernandez visited and admired Chairman Mao’s memorial hall and laid wreaths.
Screenshot of the Argentine Presidential Palace website
Picture from the Argentine Presidential Palace website
Previously, Argentine President Fernandez arrived in Beijing on February 4, Beijing time. At 12:15 on the 5th, Fernandez, accompanied by Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafilo and Buenos Aires' Governor Axel Kissilov, attended a banquet held by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at noon that day.
At 11:40 Beijing time on the 6th, a bilateral meeting between Argentine President Fernandez and Chinese President Xi Jinping was held in Great Hall of the People . Fernandez then visited the Huawei Tech Center and then left China on a flight.
When meeting with President Xi Jinping, President Fernandez's entourage said, "There is no new China without the Communist Party." President Xi Jinping said, "Well said, well said." Video source: CCTV Current Affairs
This visit to China is Fernandez's first visit to China after being elected President of Argentina in 2019, and it is also an important moment when the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Arab countries is about to come.
President Fernandez serves as the chairman of the Argentine Peronist party (Justice Party). Peronism has a "very important historical connection" with the Communist Party of China. President Peron himself has maintained friendship and correspondence with Chairman Mao Zedong.
According to public reports, in a letter to Chairman Mao, Peron once called Chairman Mao "my dear Chairman and friend." Chairman Mao Zedong also presented a wooden dressing table to Peron's wife as a gift.
On December 9 last year, when the United States was planning to launch a so-called "diplomatic boycott" against the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a statement on the homepage of the official website, saying that it "firmly supports the Beijing Winter Olympics ". The statement also stated with a high profile, "Argentina is one of the first countries to support Beijing in hosting the Winter Olympics ."
Recently, Argentina's Ambassador to China Niu Wangdao said in an interview with the " Global Times " that not long ago, Latin America and the Caribbean Community unanimously elected Argentina as the rotating presidency. The Latin America and the Caribbean Community have a mechanism to promote cooperation with China. Under this mechanism, Argentina will promote overall cooperation between the Latin America and China.
Ambassador said that like many other Latin American countries, Argentina and China are very complementary, so in the past fifty years, Arab-China relations have developed rapidly in all senses. "One clear evidence is that no matter how many times our government has changed, the policy of 'close to China' has never changed, and at every stage, the relationship with China is still deepening."
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