Chinese Ambassador to Venezuela gifted books on Chinese culture and governance to the Secretary-General of the Latin American Center for Development Administration

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On June 3, 2016, Zhao Bentang, the Chinese Ambassador to Venezuela, met with Gregorio Montero, the Secretary-General of the Latin American Center for Development Administration (CLAD), where they discussed further cooperation in areas of public administration. CLAD promotes public policy and administration research in Latin American countries, and it was established in 1972 under the initiative of the governments of Mexico, Venezuela, and Peru. Ambassador Zhao spoke highly of CLAD’s contribution to the development of Latin America through their research and delved into China’s principles of governance. Following the meeting, Ambassador Zhao gifted the Spanish version of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of the Country” in addition to other books to Montero. The three volumes (published in 2014, 2017, and 2020) of “The Governance of China” contains a collection of speeches and writings by Xi Jinping, articulating his political philosophy about Chinese economics, international affairs, technology, and peaceful co-existence. Ambassador Zhao also gifted the Spanish version of the book to Davila, the Editor-in-Chief of Últimas Noticias newspaper (see Record ID#90042), Eduardo Mendez, the Executive Director of the Simón Bolívar Music Foundation (see Record ID#90062), Gutierrez, the President of the Venezuelan Supreme Court Committee (see Record ID#90045), Ruben Dario Molina, the Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (see Record ID#90128), Tibisay Lucena, the President of Venezuela’s National Election Commission (see Record ID#90130), Elías Jaua, the Venezuelan Minister of Education (see Record ID#90131) across various diplomatic meetings and visits.