Chinese Ambassador to Venezuela gifted books on Chinese culture and governance to Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

On May 9, 2016, Zhao Bentang, the Chinese Ambassador to Venezuela, met with Ruben Dario Molina, the Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. They exchanged views on each nation’s core interests in multilateral cooperation. Ambassador Zhao further emphasized China’s opposition to international intervention in Venezuela while expressing its belief in Venezuela’s ability to “resolve development issues”. Following the meeting, Ambassador Zhao gifted the Spanish version of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of the Country” in addition to other books to Deputy Minister Molina. 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 project ID #90042), Eduardo Mendez, the Executive Director of the Simón Bolívar Music Foundation (see project ID #90062), Gutierrez, the President of the Venezuelan Supreme Court Committee (see project ID #90045), Gregorio Montero, the Secretary-General of CLAD (see project ID #90126), Tibisay Lucena, the President of Venezuela’s National Election Commission (see project ID #90130), and to Elías Jaua, the Venezuelan Minister of Education (see project ID #90131) across various diplomatic meetings and visits.

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Although the projects mentioned within the description aren’t connected, they are mentioned because Ambassador Zhao gifted the same book throughout all the projects.

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