A delegation led by William Anson Barclay, Minority Leader of New York State Assembly, visited Fujian from December 16 to 19.

On December 18, Guo Ningning, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Fujian Province, met with William Barclay and his delegation in Fuzhou. Guo introduced Fujian’s development and its friendly ties with the US, sharing the touching Kuliang Story, an epitome of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to promote China-US people-to-people friendship during his tenure in Fujian. As the year 2024 marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the US, Guo called for enhanced exchanges and win-win cooperation on trade, economy, education, culture, and tourism.

William Barclay commended Fujian’s sound ecological environment, profound culture and development achievements and expressed his readiness to facilitate more exchanges and practical cooperation in various areas between New York State and Fujian .

The delegation members visited Wuyishan National Park in Nanping, learned about Fujian’s push for the Beautiful Countryside initiative and intangible cultural heritages, and held talks with Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.