Qu Futian Meets with Italian Guests

Jan 21, 2026

On January 19, President Qu Futian met with IvanD’Adamo, President of Italy Lazio GSD Nuova Tor Tre Teste (Juventus) Youth Academy, and his delegationin Nanjing.

President Qu Futian welcomed Chairman Ivan D’Adamoand his delegation, and introduced the economic and social development ofJiangsu Province, as well as an overview of JAFIE. He stated that Jiangsu is amajor economic hub in China with a strong foundation in the real economy. Theprovince has the largest manufacturing cluster in the country, covering sectorssuch as electronics, equipment manufacturing, new materials, and biomedicine.Emerging industries such as integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, andnew energy vehicles are leading in China. Jiangsu is also home to a denseconcentration of universities and research institutions, with a significantnumber of national key laboratories and engineering technology centers. Inrecent years, Jiangsu has actively explored the “culture and tourism +” modeland successfully hosted the Jiangsu Football City League (also known as the “JSCL”),which has received a strong social response and has exerted significanteconomic impacts, showcasing a solid foundation in mass sports and marketvitality. Italy, as an important economy in Europe with a rich history andculture, has made significant contributions to the development of humancivilization. Italy and Jiangsu have a close relationship in areas such asfriendly exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, and cultural exchanges. Asthe Tor Tre Teste (Juventus) Youth Football Academy is planning to visitJiangsu for an exchange, JAFIE fully supports this initiative. President Quexpressed hope that football cultural exchanges would promote youth exchangesbetween China and Italy, improve the level of football in both countries, andinject new momentum into bilateral economic, cultural cooperation and theenhancement of people-to-people friendships.

Chairman Ivan D’Adamo expressed his gratitude forPresident Qu Futian’s warm reception and JAFIE’s strong support in facilitatingthe visit of the Tor Tre Teste (Juventus) Youth Football Academy to Jiangsu. Heintroduced the academy’s background and its past achievements, noting that hewas deeply impressed by Jiangsu’s dynamic economic development and its emphasison sports. The Academy places great importance on international exchanges andcooperation, with Senegal’s recent victory at the Africa Cup of Nations furtherhighlighting the success of their collaborative efforts. Chairman D'Adamoexpressed hope that this visit would mark the beginning of long-termcooperation between the two sides, exploring in-depth collaboration in areassuch as youth training, sports event exchanges, and the promotion of footballculture. He emphasized that such cooperation would add a new chapter to thefriendly relations between Italy and China, particularly in the field ofsports.

Relevant officials from JAFIE, the CEO of JiangsuJingzhi Cultural Tourism Industry Development Co., Ltd., and the GeneralManager of the Tor Tre Teste (Juventus) Youth Football Academy participated inthe meeting.

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