China-Myanmar friendship activities held in Yangon to boost ties

English.news.cn   2012-05-15 23:07:42 ...

YANGON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- A series of China-Myanmar "Deep Fraternal Friendship" activities have been launched in Yangon, in a bid to consolidate the friendship between the peoples of the two countries and boosting traditional friendly ties.

Wang Gang (L, front), visiting Politburo Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), chats with Burmese cataract patients after their operations given by a Chinese medical team, in Yangon, Myanmar, May 15, 2012. A series of China-Myanmar "Deep Fraternal Friendship" activities have been launched in Yangon, in a bid to consolidate the friendship between the peoples of the two countries and boosting traditional friendly ties. (Xinhua/U Aung)

 
Sponsored by the China NGO Network for International Exchange ( CNIE) and China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) as well as Myanmar organizations, the activities include cultural performances, "Brightness Action", joint establishment of an eye- care center, donation of laptops to primary schools and business matching of small and medium enterprises.

Wang Gang, visiting Politburo Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), along with Secretary-General of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) U Htay Oo, attended the activity of donation of 100 sets of laptops by a Chinese company to 10 primary schools Tuesday.

They also toured the Myodaw Medical Center in Yangon launched under the campaign "Brightness Action" as part of the activities, during which a 12-member Chinese medical team provided treatment to cataract patients since earlier this month.

From May 8 to 14, a total of 361 cataract eye patients have been treated during the campaign, regaining sight. The campaign is also a follow-up activity of "Tour of Sight" last year.

They also witnessed the signing of an agreement between the CFPD and Myanmar Alinyaung Foundation (MAF) on joint establishment of a Medical Center for Eye Disease.

The China-Myanmar Eye Treatment Center, on completion after years of cooperation and continued investment, will train Myanmar medical staff and become a high level medical care center which could provide free treatment to over 1,000 cataract eye patients annually.

A business matching on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cooperation involving 100 entrepreneurs from China and Myanmar was held at the Traders Hotel the same day.

The event was aimed at creating cooperation opportunities for both sides' SMEs and expansion of economic and trade cooperation.

In the evening, a cultural show featuring the night of China- Myanmar Paukphaw (fraternal) friendship was staged at the National Theater in Yangon, attracting a large audience of more than 1,000 from all walks of life.

The cultural show, organized by CNIE and All China Federation of Overseas Chinese, was aimed at pushing forward cultural exchanges and fraternal friendship between China and Myanmar.

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