The grand graduation ceremony of 2016 Seminar for Lebanon Middle and High Ranking Customs Officials was held on April 25, 2016. This foreign-aid program was hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, and organized by our university. Presented at the ceremony were the vice-principle of UIBE, Mr. Lin Guijun, the deputy division chief of Education and Training Center of General Administration of Customs, Mr. Li Jianchun , and Ms. Gao Li form the Training Center of Education and Training Center of General Administration of Customs. The ceremony was hosted by the director of Committee of the School of Continuing Education, Mr. Xia Haiquan. Vice-principle Lin Guijuncongratulated the students on finishing the seminar on behalf of UIBE, and affirmed their achievements during their study in China. He also showed his gratitude to them for their cooperation and support. Mr. Li Jianchun commended upon the achievement of the seminar and indicated that it could make the customs communication and cooperation between the two countries to step into a new stage. The general commissioner of Lebanon Customs Mr. Gabi Faries gave a speech on behalf of Lebanon Customs. He mentioned that the 15-day seminar deepened the officials’ understanding of China customs’ achievement in terms of anti-smuggling, trade facilitation and monitoring. He showed his gratitude towards the Ministry of Commerce and commended highly upon the work team. Later, Vice-principle Mr. Lin Guijun and Deputy Director Mr. Li Jianchun awarded the officials with the certificates of Academy for International Business Officials, MOFCOM and Honored Alumni Certificate to the officials.
(Graduation ceremony)
The opening ceremony was held on April 11 on our campus. On the same day, Vice-principle Mr. Zhao Xiuzhong had an individual meeting with the president of the supreme committee of Lebanon customs Mr. Nizar Khelil. Vice-principle Mr. Zhao Zhongxiu indicated in the meeting that our university would like to share our experience with Lebanon in this seminar, and to discuss our common problems and challenges. Besides, on this opportunity, Mr. Khelil payed an official visit to the General Administration of Customs and met the director of the General Administration in Guangzhou. They had an in-depth discussion of the cooperation between China and Lebanon customs. Both sides hoped to take the seminar as an opportunity to realize more in-depth and comprehensive cooperation on customs, promote the construction of “the Belt and Road Initiative”, carry out mutual recognition of regulatory, law enforcement assistance and information exchange, and strengthen capacity to build up cooperation and business exchange.
(Opening ceremony)
This seminar consisted of three parts: lecture, fieldtrip and cultural experience. During the seminar, to satisfy the need of Lebanon Customs, staff in our university highlighted the importance of fieldtrip during the seminar, and arranged visit to Tianjin Xingang Customs, Beijing Capital Airport Customs, Fuzhou Mawei Customs, Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, and China Customs Museum. Through the fieldtrip, the officials had a deeper understanding of modern ideas of management, reform and innovation, operation flow, history and culture. They also saw China Customs’ endeavor in regulating the clearance order, fighting against smuggling and promoting trade safety and convenience. Both customs colleagues carried out exchanges and mutual learning, had in-depth discussion on the hot issues of common concern, and shared the valuable experience on customs management and law enforcement.
(Fieldtrip)
(Meeting with PresidentNizar Khelil)
In the Chinese culture experiencing part, our university arranged the officials to visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and so on. In the Chinese traditional music experience lesson, teachers played Lebanon famous folk songs using traditional Chinese musical instrument such as Guzheng, Pipa and Erhu, which was quite impressive.
(Cultural experience)
China and Lebanon are both ancient civilizations, and the ancient Silk Road was a close tie between the people of China and Lebanon. Now, the construction of the Belt and Road will further strengthen bilateral communication, broaden pragmatic cooperation, and deepen economic, trade and cultural exchanges. We also hope to take this training as an opportunity to promote exchanges and cooperation between the two countries to a new level, to make a positive contribution in promoting regional communication and The Belt and Road construction, thus we may promote the sustained and stable growth of bilateral trade, and better benefit the two countries andpeople.
