Foshan donates medical supplies to sister cities in Germany

　　On March 20, the donation ceremony of medical supplies from Foshan to support sister cities in Germany was held at the Management Committee of Foshan Sino-German Industrial Service Zone (Sanlongwan Innovation Cluster) (hereafter referred as Sanlongwan).

　　The number of COVID-19 cases in Germany and other European countries has increased rapidly, and the shortage of related medical supplies has been reported. As an important local platform for Sino-German cooperation, the Management Committee of Foshan Sino-German Industrial Service Zone (Sanlongwan) imminently donated 100,000 masks, 100 thermometers and other medical supplies to sister cities in Germany with severe epidemics under the guidance and coordination of the Foshan Municipal Government and Office of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters of Foshan City.

　　On March 20, boxes of medical supplies were shipped from Foshan to aid Germany. Supportive messages in Chinese and German were posed on the package of the boxes. In this regard, Mr. Martin Fleischer, Consul General of Germany in Guangzhou, specially contacted the Management Committee to express gratitude to Foshan for the timely help during the difficult epidemic prevention period in Germany.

　　In February, during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pneumonia epidemic in China, representatives of sister cities in Germany such as Aachen and Ingolstadt supported Foshan people by cheering letters and videos, and expressed willingness to provide relevant help.

　　Since March, Germany has also suffered a great challenge of the COVID-19 epidemic. As of March 20, the number of cases in Germany has topped 16,272. North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria where the Sanlongwan Management Committee has the largest distribution of sister cities have become severely affected areas with rapidly increasing numbers of confirmed cases.

　　Zhu Wei, mayor of Foshan also sent his condolences to the Foshan's sister cities (regions), including the worst-affected North Rhine-Westphalia, some cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the city of Ingolstadt. The letter, on behalf of Foshan, expresses the concern and encouragement to the people of sister cities in Germany, and wishes Germany an early victory over the epidemic. Foshan would support by all means to fight the epidemic together with Germany.

　　"Though miles apart, a shared aspiration connects hearts." Donation boxes of medical supplies,  labeled with encouragement and blessings in Chinese and German, fully reflects the spirit of friendly care and mutual assistance between China and Germany, Foshan and its sister cities, and will also lay a solid foundation for friendship in the future.

supportive messages are posed on the package of boxes in Chinese and German