China’s Hua Chunying visits National Library

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China. in collaboration with the National Library and Information System Authority (Nalis), hosted a meet-and-greet session with Hua Chunying, assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, at the National Library earlier this month.

Among those present were secondary school and university students, members of the business community and Fang Qui, China's ambassador to TT, as well as members of the visiting Chinese delegation, who along with Hua, came to TT for the conference of Caricom heads of government and the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Caricom.

During the question-and-answer session, the minister addressed topics such as Chinese diplomacy and development, exchanges between China and the world and the Belt Road initiative.

This event was among many hosted by Nalis to provide the public with access to information and to bridge cultural divides.

After the discussions, Hua presented new bilingual (Chinese and English) books to Paula Greene, Nalis’ executive director. Subsequently, a delegation which included Qiu, Neil Parsanlal, chairman of the board of Nalis, Greene and students visited the new Chinese Book Collection at the first-floor adult library. The donated books will be added to Nalis’ Chinese Book Collection.

In June, Nalis signed a memorandum of co-operation with the National Library of China (NLC) and in April was accepted as a member of the Silk Roads International Library Alliance, an initiative of the NLC. In July 2022, a memorandum was signed with the National Library of Peru.