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Former Chinese ambassador to Finland, Chen Li, has been appointed as the country’s new consul general in New York City.
According to a statement from the embassy today, Mr. Chen arrived to begin his post on October 27th. As of 2022, about half of the 4.7 million Chinese Americans lived in New York and California, according to a recent Pew Research report citing data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In a welcoming statement posted on the embassy’s website, Chen said, “Since its inception, China-US relations have progressed despite ups and downs. This relationship will promote the happiness of the peoples of the two countries and contribute to world peace and stability. , has promoted development.”
“My team and I are committed to following up and implementing the important common understanding reached between our two presidents, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation across the consulates, promoting people-to-people exchanges between our two countries, and fostering stable bilateral relations. “We are committed to the “sound and sustainable development of China-US relations,” Chen said.
“We will continue to be guided by “diplomacy for the people,” and do our best to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese people and institutions, and provide timely, convenient, and considerate consular services, the statement said. ” he added.
Extensive business ties between the United States and China have attracted prominent Chinese companies such as Bank of China, Fosun International, and Vanke to the New York area over the years. According to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as of January 8, 2024, there are 265 Chinese companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and NYSE American, with a market capitalization of $848 billion. There is. The group includes internet leaders such as Pinduoduo, Alibaba and Baidu, as well as online travel service provider Trip.com and EV maker Li Auto.
Chen, 56, will succeed Huang Ping, who held the position for about six years. Huang said at a gala dinner hosted by the China Institute in New York last month that he had reached retirement age.
“I think it’s time to go home and start a new life,” Huang said. The diplomat’s final days in New York were overshadowed, at least in part, by federal charges that Linda Sun, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s former chief of staff, was working as an undisclosed Chinese agent. It became.
The Chinese Consulate General in the New York area serves New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island.
“These states have great economic, financial, cultural, educational and tourism strengths, which provide a sound basis for cooperation with China and the large Chinese community,” Chen said in a welcoming statement. “There is,” he said.
According to his official biography, Mr. Chen holds a master’s degree in economics and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. There is no mention of where he was educated.
