The U.S. organizer of the 5th "Amity Cup" International Table Tennis Charity Tournament visited Nanjing

Article by Amity Foundation?2024-05-21 06:44?Jiangsu

From May 15 to 19, 2024, the co-organizer of the 5th "Amity Cup" International Table Tennis Charity?Tournament, President of Word4Asia Consulting International in the United States, Dr. Gene Wood and Ms. Liping Martinez, CEO of the Executive Committee, were invited to Nanjing to discuss the holding of the "Amity Cup" international public welfare event. ?During the period, Gene Wood and his entourage visited the Chinese organizers such as Jiangsu People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Amity Foundation, Jiangsu Table Tennis Association, Nanjing Table Tennis Association, Jiangsu Sports Industry Group, etc., and had friendly exchanges with members of the "Amity Cup" Organizing Committee.

The meeting?unanimously agreed that the fifth?"Amity Cup" is guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping's thought that "the friendship between countries lies in people-to-people friendship", implements the consensus reached by the Chinese and US heads of state in San Francisco, promotes people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States, continues?the historical story of "ping pong diplomacy" 53 years ago, and adheres to the principle of "sports?+ public welfare", enhances friendship between peoples of all countries, and contributes to world peace. All parties conducted constructive consultations on the specific arrangements for the scale, communication, team formation, and competition system of this event, and reached a consensus, full of confidence and expectation for the successful holding of the "Amity Cup" International Table Tennis Charity Tournament.

Mr. Qian Wenhua, Vice President of Jiangsu Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, met with Dr. Gene Wood and affirmed Word4Asia Consulting International as the organizer of the 5th?Amity Cup.?He?pointed out that it?is in the interests of the two countries to enhance exchanges between the two peoples, and hoped that institutions such as Word4Asia Consulting International in the United States and the Amity Foundation will give full play to their role as bridges and?take the?"Amity Cup" International Table Tennis Charity Tournament as an opportunity to expand China and the United States to?build mechanisms for non-governmental exchanges in the fields of sports, education, science and technology, and health,?and?actively carry out exchanges between young people.