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Remarks byAmbassador TanJian atthe MedalCeremony of2022Panda CupTable TennisTournament June12th,2022,Ouwehands Dierenpark,Rhenen Dear Mr.Achim Sialino,Director ofNTTB,Dear Mr.Hans vander Pas,Mayor ofRhenen,DearMr.Robin deLange,Director of the Ouwehands Zoo,Dear Mrs.Gerrie Willems,Mr.Eric,Colleagues fromthe MFADistinguished guests,Dear friends,Ladies andgentlemen,Good afternoon!My warmwelcome toall ofyou.And cordialcongratulations toall playersparticipated in the tournament!My sincerethanks toour partnersfor organizingthis eventtogether,among themare VTVTable TennisClub,OuwehandsZoo,Dutch TableTennis Association,and volunteers.Since2017,we haveheld threePanda Cuptournaments tocelebrate ourrelations-and friendship.This year,we gatheredagain atthis beautifuland vibrantcity ofRhenen forthe2022Panda Cup.We aredelighted tohave nearly50table tennisenthusiasts fromChina,the NLand othercountries tocompete atthe tournament.Ifs notjust aboutcompetition,more aboutfriendship.Distinguished guests,Panda,ping-pong are so closely-and maybeexclusively associatedwith China.These twowords willimmediately bringChina toour mind.I amso happythat thePanda Cupis heldhere,where thepanda WuWen,Xing Yaand theirbaby areliving.Panda is the most-loved animalin China,and lovedby somany inthe world.Panda isvegetarian,only eatsbamboo,a fast-growing plant.Panda isblack andwhite,simple ratherthan camouflageand confusingcoloured.In ourpart of the world,there isneither gorillanor lions.So,it maynot befit tocall Chinaan800-pound gorillaor asleeping lion.Well,we arepandas.Ping-pong isthe most-loved and the mostpopular sportin China.We Chinesearesocompetitive in ping-pong thatcan sweepall medalsintheOlympics.Yes,we arevery stonginping-pong becausewe putthe tennison the table.But oncethetableis removed,it could be adifferent story.We knowour weakness.Dear colleagues,Allow meto saya fewwords onthe Ping-Pong Diplomacytook place51years ago.The chancecontacts of the Chinaand USping-pong players,and exchangesof visitsof thetwo teams,helped breakthe icebetween thetwo countries.It wasthen followedby USPresident Nixonshistorical visitto China,which iscalled a“week thatchanged the world”.In Chinait iscalled Ma small ball movingthe bigball”.We maynot underestimatethe forceofthesmallballof ping-pong.This yearmarks the50Anniversary of Sino-Dutch DiplomaticRelations.On May18,the leadersof ourtwo countriesexchanged congratulatorymessages andexpressed readinessto consolidateand furtherdevelop ourrelations.We arehappy withthe hugeachievements overthe pastfive decades.We areeach other*s majortrading andinvestment partner.Our tradevolume hasgrown nearly1,700times,from lessthan$69million in1972to over$116billion in
2021.Among allthe EUcountries,the Netherlandsisthelargest destinationof Chineseinvestment,andthesecond largestsource ofinvestment toChina.At Beijing2022Winter Olympics,the Netherlandssent thelargest delegationin historyand won8gold medals.Facing thecommon challengesof Covid-19,people fromall walksof lifeofthetwo countrieshave renderedeach othergreat support.And thebaby panda,Fan Xing,was bornin
2020.At thesame time,we arefully awareofthechallenges ahead.We needto redoubleour effortsto enhanceour understandingand promotetrust.Dear Friends,A Chinesesaying goesthat,the affinityof peopleholds thekey ofstate relations.Sports transcendsnational boundaries.A smallball canchange theworld,like thatin
1971.Today,we mayneed thiskind ofimaginative andbold diplomacy,like thatof ping-pong,to helpaddress thegrave challenges.Sorry forbeing abit political.I believewe all like ping-pong,and wealllikepanda.Competition andfriendship couldand shouldgo hand-in-hand.I wishpeace wouldreturn toEurope.I wishtheworldmore united,not divided.I wishinternational cooperationwould bestrengthened,not weakened.I wishthe momentumofSino-Dutch relationscouldbemaintained andenhanced.I wisheveryone presenthappy andhealthy.Thank youfor yourparticipation andcontribution.Thank youall.。