China-ROK “Night of Friendship” Held in Changchun

Updated : 2019-05-13Source : CCFAO
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The gala “Night of Friendship” was held at the People’s Art Theater of Changchun City Wednesday evening on May 8, 2019.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary for the establishment of friendship city relationship between Changchun and Ulsan, the activity was organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Changchun City and Changchun Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism as an effort to better serve the foreign companies and friends and thus enrich their cultural life in Changchun City.

The famous artist groups from Ulsan and Changchun staged a show for more than 700 foreign friends from such countries as ROK, Japan, Germany, the United States and Russia, and demonstrated on the same stage the outstanding traditional culture of the two countries through various forms of performances. The gala ended with a wonderful song “Joyous Gathering”.

Friendship, which derives from close contact between the people, holds the key to sound state-to-state relations. Over the past 25 years, Changchun and Ulsan have carried out extensive cooperation and exchanges in such fields as economy, trade, art and sport, and have achieved fruitful results. The “Night of Friendship” will move the boat of friendship to a new voyage. The two cities Changchun and Ulsan will strengthen cooperation in more fields for mutual benefits and common development.

Strengthening the weak links while comprehensively improving the level of opening up is an important instruction made by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspection trip to Northeast China. Changchun is making every effort to promote the construction of an international metropolis and create a high-quality international business environment so as to comprehensively improve the level of opening up, make the foreign friends who are living and working in Changchun love the city as their “second” hometown, and thus attract more investors and gusts.