Cambodia

"China is Cambodia's largest trading partner, and Jiangsu has close exchanges with Cambodia in economic, cultural and other fields." Speaking of the friendship and cooperation between Jiangsu Province and Cambodia over the years and the results of exchanges, Cambodian Consul General in Shanghai Mr. Tian Wennan recently accepted The reporter said in an interview.

　　 The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "Western Port Special Zone") jointly developed and constructed by Jiangsu Hongdou Group and Chinese and Cambodian enterprises is the most remarkable of the fruitful cooperation between Jiangsu Province and Cambodia. In November 2006, Jiangsu and Cambodia signed a joint development and construction of the West Port Special Zone. In 2008, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Westport Special Economic Zone. This picture was also placed in one of the most prominent positions in the 40th Anniversary Photo Exhibition of International Sister Cities in Jiangsu Province.

Red beans grow in the south, harvesting full of economic and trade fruits

　　 As a demonstration project of Jiangsu's "going out" strategy, the booming Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone is a model of China-Cambodia practical cooperation.

From 2008 to 2018, with the strong support of the Chinese and Cambodian governments, the Westport Special Economic Zone has changed from a wild beach with no roads, water, electricity, and internet to today’s complete production and living facilities. The international industrial park, which provides "one-stop" services for enterprises, has attracted 130 enterprises from China, Europe and the United States and other places to settle here, and provide more than 21,000 local jobs. As of July this year, the cumulative total investment is about 650 million U.S. dollars and the total output value is 930 million U.S. dollars.

　　 "During the construction and development of the Westport Special Economic Zone, we have forged a deep friendship with the local people and witnessed the local development." Chen Jiangang of Cambodia Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone Co., Ltd. said. The development of the Westport Special Zone has promoted the economic, cultural, and medical exchanges between Sihanoukville and Jiangsu Province, and has also played a role as a platform for exchanges between the two provinces. In 2009, Sihanoukville, the capital of Sihanoukville Province, and Wuxi City signed a sister city relationship.

　　Sihanoukville Governor Run Ming said that as a country along the “Belt and Road”, the Cambodian people have felt the tangible benefits of the “Belt and Road” initiative. The economy of Sihanoukville has developed rapidly in the past two years, the people have had more job opportunities, living standards have improved, and the living environment has improved, thanks to the “Belt and Road Initiative” to a large extent. The signing of a friendly relationship agreement between Sihanoukville and Jiangsu Province can further expand the content of bilateral cooperation.

The benevolence of doctors leaves the most beautiful figure in Cambodia

Since 2015, Jiangsu Province has continuously dispatched 5 batches of short-term free clinic medical teams to Cambodia, and conducted medical rounds in Phnom Penh, San Francisco de Macorís, Sihanoukville and Siem Reap provinces, with a total of more than 15,000 local people treated. . Measuring blood pressure, giving medicines, medical visits... The medical workers of Jiangsu Province have left the most beautiful figure in Cambodia.

　　 Yang Zhijian, deputy dean of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, was the captain of the Jiangsu First Support Cambodia Medical Team in 2015. "Because of the climate and lack of infrastructure, tropical diseases and gastrointestinal diseases are the most common diseases among the residents of Sihanoukville. But the most important problem is the lack of medicines, medical facilities and medical workers in the local area." Yang Zhijian said.

"Now, the China-Cambodia Westport Special Economic Zone Community Health Service Center has been established. The medical team from Jiangsu will always leave. How can we leave a medical team that cannot be taken away? Strengthen local infrastructure cooperation and promote the development of telemedicine It’s very important.” Yang Zhijian believes that after Jiangsu and Cambodia signed the agreement on friendly relations between the two provinces, there are still many things that can be done in the medical field.

Teach people how to fish, water the future "flower of friendship" with love

　　 When night falls, after a day's work, in the classroom of the Jiangsu-Sihanoukville Friendship School, there is always a group of young Cambodians learning Chinese. They are taking free Chinese learning courses. After they have completed their studies, they will be recommended to work as translators in factories in the district, and their salary is about 50% higher than that of ordinary workers.

In January this year, the "Tripartite Cooperation Agreement on Strengthening Vocational Training in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone" was signed, clarifying that the Cambodian Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training will jointly operate the Chinese government in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone and the Xigang Special Zone Company and Wuxi Vocational and Technical College. The aided training center trains industrial workers and management personnel for the Westport Special Zone and Cambodia. At present, the training center has carried out 11 training sessions, with a total of nearly 25,000 participants.

　　 Run Ming said that the development of education will allow teenagers and young people in Sihanoukville to have a broader education platform in the future, and young people will have a better understanding of Chinese culture. Now, more and more young people in Cambodia are learning Chinese. They will become the link between Cambodia and China.

　　 7 a.m. Cambodia time (8 a.m. Beijing time) every day is the busiest time of Cambodia's Hun Sen Avenue. Motorcycles and cars carried tens of thousands of workers onto this widest road in Cambodia, heading to the Westport Special Zone to start a day of work and life.

　　 Similarly, at 8 a.m. Beijing time every day, in Donggang Town of Wuxi, people also pass by the Red Bean Wanhua City, crossing the road lined with yews, and start a beautiful and hopeful day just like the people in Xigang.