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SHENYANG, China, March 22, 2023 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On March 20th, the Promotion Event for Strengthening "Foreign Affairs +" and

Creating the Scene of an "International Shenyang", organized by Foreign Affairs

Office of the People's Government of Shenyang Municipality, was held at the

Shenyang Museum.

Consular officials from various countries' consulates general in Shenyang,

representatives from foreign business associations in Shenyang, representatives

from key foreign-invested and foreign trade enterprises, representatives from

Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as leaders from

related units including the Information Office of Shenyang Municipality,

Shenyang Municipal Commerce Bureau, and Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Culture,

Tourism, and Broadcast-TV, gathered together to promote and release foreign

exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as foreign affairs

empowerment, city promotion, investment promotion, cultural tourism, sports

events, free trade zone construction, and entry-exit policies for enterprises,

aiming to achieve resource sharing, scene co-construction, and jointly promote

Shenyang's high-level opening-up and achieve high-quality development. Duan

Jiyang, Vice Mayor of Shenyang, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

Shenyang City will comprehensively deepen economic and trade cooperation with

countries (regions) along the "Belt and Road" and members of the Regional

Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), expand markets in Japan and South

Korea, ASEAN, Mongolia, Russia, etc., strengthen "Foreign Affairs +" and create

"International Shenyang", and host a series of foreign exchange activities such

as "Hello, Shenyang" to promote international communication and expand friendly

and high-quality relations, continuously improve Shenyang's

internationalization level, accelerate the construction of a national central

city, and to create an international center city in Northeast Asia as well as a

new open frontier facing Northeast Asia.

Source: Information Office of Shenyang Municipality