Qu Futian Meets with Cuban Guests

Dec 31, 2025

On December 29, JAFIE President Qu Futian cordiallymet with Mr. Alberto Panton Leon, Consul General of Cuba in charge of Jiangsu,Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Anhui regions, and his delegation in Nanjing.

President Qu Futian extended a warm welcome to theguests and introduced Jiangsu’s economic and social development, as well as anoverview of JAFIE. He noted that Jiangsu is a key region in the Yangtze RiverDelta, with its total economic output ranking among the highest in China. Itsmanufacturing sector has long been a national leader, while emerging industriessuch as new energy and biomedicine are flourishing. With a high concentrationof scientific and technological innovation resources, Jiangsu is steadilyadvancing the modernization of Jiangsu Province, which is economically strong,prosperous for its people, environmentally beautiful, and socially advanced. Healso highlighted Jiangsu’s abundant cultural and tourism resources. Bydeepening the integration of “culture and tourism+” and improving its servicesystem, the province has become a national model for high-quality cultural andtourism development, showcasing a unique charm that blends “watery culturalheritage” with “modern vitality.” Jiangsu has established friendly relationswith Havana Province and other regions of Cuba. Under frameworks such as theChina–Latin America Forum, the two sides have built a solid foundation andbroad prospects for cooperation in areas including economy and trade,agriculture, and cultural tourism. President Qu stated that the Association iswilling to actively play its bridging role and work with the Consulate Generalto elevate exchanges and cooperation between Jiangsu and Cuba to a new level, makingJiangsu’s contributions to the building of a community with a shared future formankind.

Alberto Panton Leon expressed his sincereappreciation for President Qu’s warm reception. He noted that Cuba and Chinahave long maintained very friendly relations and deep friendship, and that theCuban people hold brotherly feelings toward the Chinese people. Although he hasnot been in office as Consul General for long, he is well aware of Jiangsu’simportant position in promoting friendly exchanges and cooperation betweenChina and Cuba. His special visit was intended to strengthen contact and cooperationwith the Association and to jointly expand and deepen exchanges andcollaboration between Cuba and Jiangsu in various fields, particularly in thecultural and tourism sectors.

Executive Vice President Shao Weiming, Party BranchSecretary Guo Minwen, and Secretary-General Wang Jian of the Association, aswell as Che Ning, Director of the Division of Foreign Exchange and Cooperationof the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, attended themeeting.

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