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xinhua news agency, buenos aires, october 6, title: "china always brings me surprises" - interview with diego marquez, executive chairman of the argentina-china civil cooperation association

xinhua news agency reporter jiang biao

"china always brings surprises to me." diego marquez, executive chairman of the argentina-china civil cooperation association, said in a video interview with xinhua news agency reporters recently. he first visited china 23 years ago and has made more than 30 trips to china since then. it left him with many unforgettable memories.

marquez told reporters that he is particularly interested in china's opening-up process, "from setting up special economic zones on the southeast coast, carrying out economic reforms and opening up, to gradually expanding to tianjin, shanghai and other places, and then to actually seeing how this can after bringing more benefits to the people, china's pragmatic approach is very impressive."

marquez has visited most provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in china, and his visit to china's tibet autonomous region made him deeply moved. he said that before he set out, he thought it was a remote, primitive and uninhabited place. but the reality is that the infrastructure there is complete and the communication signal is good. this completely overturned his preconceived notions that were influenced by the west.

"what also surprises me is the rapid development of china's science and technology and the chinese people's attitude towards embracing technology. from cash change in the past to today's digital payment, i have personally experienced china's technological changes. the chinese people, young and old, embrace and are willing to the attitude to change and progress and to accept new things is amazing,” marquez said.

marquez said that the above changes reflect china's transformation from traditional economic development to innovative economic development. in his view, the concepts of high-quality development and high-level opening up proposed by china are "the key to future cooperation between countries with china."

this year marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between china and argentina. marquez said: "in the past ten years, argentina and china have made significant progress in cooperation in fields such as agriculture and energy. china has invested in nuclear power, hydropower and solar energy projects in argentina to help argentina achieve energy development. in the next ten years, we should pay more attention to cooperation in the new economy, especially in the fields of technology, innovation and digital transformation.”

marquez also said that through people-to-people exchanges in recent years, more and more argentines have learned about chinese culture and history, and more chinese people have learned about argentina. these exchanges have not only enhanced people-to-people understanding and friendship, but also contributed to cooperation between the two countries. provide a solid social foundation. afghanistan and china must continue to promote interaction in culture, education and other fields.

talking about his understanding of chinese culture, marquez said: "there is a very meaningful word in chinese culture, and that is 'harmony'. growth of material wealth is important, but true happiness and development must be based on harmonious coexistence. superior."

marquez believes that china's concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind is extremely contagious and provides the world with a common vision, which is to jointly respond to global challenges through cooperation, peace and development. "this is also the ideal and goal that all mankind should pursue." . in his view, this concept is similar to what argentinians often say: "if everyone can cherish and maintain their own one square meter, the entire space will become better." "the key to realizing this vision is to act down-to-earth, every country and every person needs to start from small things, work hard to improve their own situation, and contribute to a common future through daily actions.”

(xinhuanet)