China Overseas Chinese Network, January 23. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in Italy, on January 22, the Chinese Embassy in Italy and the consulates in Milan and Florence jointly held the 2021 Overseas Chinese Community Online New Year Symposium.

Ambassador Li Junhua, Consul General Song Xuefeng and Consul General Wang Wengang attended and delivered speeches to extend New Year greetings and best wishes to the vast number of overseas Chinese in Italy.

Nearly a hundred overseas Chinese leaders participated in the event, and many representatives from the overseas Chinese community spoke.

  Ambassador Li said that in the past year, overseas Chinese in Italy have donated money and materials to help China fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The country and relatives will not forget the feelings and actions of everyone in their hometown.

Faced with the threat of the epidemic in Italy, the overseas Chinese continued to carry out mutual assistance and assistance for overseas Chinese, once again reflecting the tradition of Long’s descendants always being a family.

The overseas Chinese provided help to the Italian people as much as they could. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Italy, they wrote stories about the joint efforts of the people of the two countries to fight the epidemic, which won respect and consolidated their integration.

At present, the epidemic situation is still severe. I hope that the overseas Chinese will not loosen the string of epidemic prevention and fight the epidemic, will not let go, stick to the end, and welcome the dawn.

First, jointly advocate "Chinese New Year in situ" and promote new methods and new fashions such as "Cloud Gathering"; second, continue to insist on non-essential and non-travel to help prevent the spread of the epidemic; third, continue to help overseas Chinese in need and take care of those who are far away from their families Overseas students and overseas Chinese business enterprises calmly assess the situation, make every effort to make good use of the policies, stay together for warmth, and tide over the difficulties together.

  Consul General Song Xuefeng spoke highly of the cross-consular, cross-regional, and cross-group solidarity and cooperation formed by the overseas Chinese in the consular area in the process of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic, and affirmed the "grid" anti-epidemic mechanism and online consulting services of overseas Chinese in the consular area. Effective measures have contributed to domestic epidemic prevention and control, bilateral anti-epidemic cooperation, and promotion of people-to-people bonds.

I hope that in the new year, we will continue to work together to prevent and control the epidemic, resume production and work, serve the survival and development of overseas Chinese, and promote friendship and practical cooperation between China and Italy.

  Consul General Wang Wengang said that the majority of overseas Chinese attach great importance to their own epidemic prevention and control work, be strict with themselves, take responsibility, and effectively build a "self-protection front", and take various prevention and control measures early. The local government and the media have approved the anti-epidemic and epidemic prevention model. Unanimously praised.

The consular area overseas Chinese delegation actively assisted the third group of medical experts from Italy and assisted the consulate in properly handling multiple consular insurance cases, all of which played an important role.

  A number of representatives from the overseas Chinese community made speeches and sincerely thanked the country for its large amount of material support during the most difficult period of the overseas Chinese in Italy, introduced the local epidemic situation and the living conditions of the overseas Chinese, and shared the stories and experiences of the fight against epidemics and the experience of gathering strength and overcoming the difficulties.

Everyone said that the epidemic is still ongoing, and the overseas Chinese delegation will continue to play their responsibility and dedication, make persistent efforts in epidemic prevention and mutual assistance for overseas Chinese, and use actions to contribute to China-Italy friendship.

  At the forum, Ambassador Li announced on behalf of the embassy and consulate in Italy that three activities to warm and comfort overseas Chinese will be launched: one is to send a "Spring Festival package" to overseas Chinese in need before the end of the month to send warmth and concern; the other is to focus on consular document services , Overseas Chinese abiding by the law and protecting their rights, applying for local epidemic subsidies, and producing and broadcasting special video lectures; third, coordinating relevant domestic departments and platforms to strengthen remote health consultation services during the Spring Festival.

The representatives of the overseas Chinese delegations expressed their thanks for this.