Guests from home and abroad visit MinFound Medical. [Photo by Xia Shengquan]

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Zhongshan People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (ZPAFFC) on October 19 and 20 specially invited about 50 guests from home and abroad to visit and inspect famous Zhongshan companies such as MinFound Medical, Ming Yang Smart Energy and Juxiangyuan, characteristic industrial clusters such as Guzhen lighting cluster, as well as Zhongshan landing site of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, in a bid to deepen the their understanding of Zhongshan from industrial development, investment environment, infrastructure construction, history and culture, and other different perspectives. 

At the exhibition hall of MinFound Medical, the commentator introduced the company's situation, main products and technical advantages. 

Katsuki Nishibata, mayor of Moriguchi City, Japan, was a member of the delegation. He said Moriguchi has companies selling high-end technology products and he hoped to introduce them to Zhongshan in the future. 

Moriguchi is the first international sister city of Zhongshan. After taking office, Katsuki Nishibata actively promoted close and friendly exchanges between both cities and visited Zhongshan for three times. 

Since its founding 30 years ago, ZPAFFC has devoted itself to expanding Zhongshan's circle of international friends, and has so far established friendly and cooperative relations with 17 international organizations. 

ZPAFFC has at the same time promoted Zhongshan in establishing sister city relation with 5 foreign cities, signing memorandums of friendship and cooperation with 14 foreign cities, and promoted the establishment of friendship and cooperative relations between 3 townships in Zhongshan and foreign cities.