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Chinese diaspora union established in Ukraine

Xinhua, November 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Diaspora of Chinese in Ukraine (DCIU), an organization that aims to enhance the cohesion of Chinese nationals living in the East European country and promote Sino-Ukraine ties, celebrated its founding here Wednesday.

Li Xiang, head of the DCIU, said at the founding ceremony that the union is designed to advance cultural and economic cooperation between China and Ukraine and unite the Chinese people living in Ukraine through mutual assistance and support.

"The organization of Chinese diaspora in Ukraine was established to promote the development of friendly relations between China and Ukraine, to unify the Chinese diaspora in Ukraine, to protect the legitimate interests of the Chinese people and help them to better integrate into the local community," Li said.

Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Du Wei at the ceremony voiced his hope that the DCIU, whose work will focus on culture, art, science and technology, among others, will contribute to deepening cooperation between China and Ukraine.

"Each representative of the Chinese diaspora is a distributor of Chinese culture and a successful professional in his career. So, I sincerely hope that together we will actively foster the convergence of friendly relations between China and Ukraine," Du said.

Ukrainian ex-President Viktor Yushchenko, who was appointed as an adviser at the DCIU, said that the newly-created organization could combine the development strategies of China and Ukraine to benefit the peoples of both countries.

"I am confident that we should set a goal of forming strategic relations, in the maximally broad sense, between China and Ukraine," Yushchenko said.

The former Ukrainian leader also said that Ukraine and China enjoy broad prospects to further their cooperation given Ukraine's economic development potential and China's role as one of the world's economic leaders.

Local experts estimate that currently about 20,000 Chinese citizens live in Ukraine, with most of them residing in the East European country for business or education purposes. Endi