{"id":24238,"date":"2025-05-25T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=24238"},"modified":"2025-05-25T14:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T11:17:29","slug":"chinas-new-ambassador-visits-israeli-town-emphasizes-stronger-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/chinas-new-ambassador-visits-israeli-town-emphasizes-stronger-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s New Ambassador Visits Israeli Town, Emphasizes Stronger Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his first official city visit since taking office, China\u2019s newly appointed ambassador to Israel, Dr. Xiao Junzheng, spent the weekend in Kfar Saba, underscoring the importance of international partnerships and expressing optimism for deepening ties between Israel and China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joined by Notable Chinese-Israeli Delegation<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Xiao was accompanied by Dr. Zheng Bao, the first Chinese physicist to graduate from the Weizmann Institute, and Israeli businessman Yisrael Ashkenazi. The delegation toured historical and innovation sites across the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus Areas: Education, Innovation, Economy, Sustainability<\/strong><br \/>\nMayor Rafi Sa\u2019ar welcomed the ambassador, emphasizing the longstanding relationship between Kfar Saba and its Chinese sister city, Jinan. He highlighted shared goals in education exchange programs, high-tech and innovation cooperation, economic partnerships, and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational collaboration is a central pillar of our city\u2019s vision,\u201d said Sa\u2019ar. \u201cWe believe in building bridges of friendship and shared opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24240\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24240\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/china-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/china-2.webp 910w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/china-2-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/china-2-768x517.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Xiao with Mayor Rafi Sa\u2019ar and guests | Photo: Kfar Saba Municipality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A Vision for Friendship Between Nations<\/strong><br \/>\nAmbassador Xiao expressed admiration for Kfar Saba\u2019s community initiatives and innovative spirit, stating: \u201cI attach great importance to advancing friendship between our peoples and our nations.\u201d He reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the partnership between Kfar Saba and Jinan, and added: \u201cI sincerely hope to see the safe return of all Israeli hostages soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese diplomat&#8217;s visit highlighted opportunities in education, tech, and sustainability; ties with sister city Jinan strengthened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":24239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2241,8,85,65],"tags":[2572,2861,5995,1480,2217],"class_list":["post-24238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-israel-advocacy","category-politics","category-positive-moment","category-world","tag-china","tag-diplomatic-visit","tag-international-parterships","tag-israel","tag-kfar-saba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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