China News Service, July 8, according to the "European Times" reported that on July 4, the new city-elect of the city of Villepinte, 93 province of Paris, officially unveiled. After the right-wing campaign team led by Republican Representative Martine Valleton won the second round of elections, a new leadership team was selected on July 4th, and Yang Zhiqiao from Qingtian became the city’s first. Chinese congressman.
Yang Zhiqiao was born in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province. After coming to France in 1987, he continued to study at the age of 13. After graduating from college, he worked in a restaurant founded by his family and founded his first restaurant in 1999. In the following years, he opened several restaurants in the 77, 92, and 93 provinces of Greater Paris. In 2005, he also opened an insurance brokerage company in the 19th district of Paris and served as a legal person.
The newly-elected mayor Walledon is also the last mayor of Villepinte. Earlier this year, when she organized the 2020 municipal election team, she wanted to invite a local Chinese to join. Because the city of Villepinte belongs to the economic circle of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, there are many Chinese enterprises and Chinese businessmen around the city. In order to better strengthen contacts with Chinese businessmen and Chinese, she entrusted the then deputy mayor of employment, Ton-Tona KHUL, to find a Chinese who is good in French, good at communication, and willing to serve the people, preferably Chinese businessmen. join the team.
Tonakun has close relations with many Chinese businessmen. He found Zhou Wei, the executive chairman of the French Qingtian Association. Zhou Wei contacted several local French Chinese businessmen, and after everyone's discussion and suggestions, recommended Qingtian Chinese business man Yang Zhiqiao to the Walledon campaign team. Yang Zhiqiao's buffet restaurant in Villepinte is well known and attracted many white-collar workers in the business district to dine here. The mayor of Walledon has also eaten at this restaurant many times. He was very impressed by Yang Zhiqiao and was very happy to join him.
The Republican (LR) campaign team of Valerton also united the Liberty (LIBRE) movement formed by the President of the Paris Region Council, Pei Kesi, and Yang Zhiqiao has always recognized Pei Kesi's idea. After joining the campaign team, Yang Zhiqiao worked very actively and seriously. He contacted local Chinese businessmen and Chinese to vote and did a lot of work for the team to win. Valdoudon praised Yang Zhiqiao for his hard work and low profile, which showed the advantages of the Chinese. She hoped that Yang Zhiqiao could strengthen the ties with the local Chinese community and the Chinese business circle after serving as a city councillor. These Chinese and Chinese businessmen have contributed to the local economy, and the city should also provide them with better services.
Yang Zhiqiao told reporters that at present, the work assigned to him by the city council is responsible for the outreach of friendly cities. There are many friendly cities in Villepinte and there are many exchanges every year. He hopes that this city will establish friendly relations with more Chinese cities, especially those in Zhejiang. He believes that Villepinte is a multi-ethnic city where all ethnic groups live in harmony here. He hopes to attract more Chinese to live here and more Chinese businessmen to start businesses here. He said that this is one of the well-known economic circles in Paris, and is close to Charles de Gaulle Airport. It has many advantages in taxation and is a city with vitality and potential.
"There is also the internationally renowned Paris North Exposition Center (Parc des Expositions Villepinte), and a large number of Chinese companies come here every year to participate. In the future, these entrepreneurs are not only my guests, I also hope that they will become a cooperation in this city Partner." Yang Zhiqiao said. (Kong Fan)