Although China and Panama are far apart, their friendship has a long history. Panama has a deep historical relationship with the Chinese. It has been 163 years since the Chinese arrived in Panama. On June 13, 2017, the foreign ministers of China and Panama jointly signed the joint communiqu é between the people's Republic of China and the Republic of Panama on the establishment of diplomatic relations in Beijing, and China and Panama officially established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. In the five years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two heads of state have achieved historic mutual visits. Panama has become the first Latin American and Caribbean country to sign a memorandum of understanding with China on the "the Belt and Road" cooperation, and China is also an important strategic partner of Panama and the Latin American region. On the morning of July 19, Wang Junzheng, executive president of outlook New Times Magazine (hereinafter referred to as "the news agency"), Chen Xinyan, editor in chief, and a delegation visited the Consulate General of the Republic of Panama in Guangzhou and were warmly received by yamieth Ye Li, Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Guangzhou. The two sides discussed how to deepen economic and cultural exchanges between China and Pakistan and jointly promote the friendship between the two peoples. (Ye Mingming (middle), Consul General of the Republic of Panama in Guangzhou, Wang Junzheng (left), executive president of the news agency, and Chen Xinyan (right), editor in chief of the news agency, took a group photo.) Consul general Ye Mingming is full of confidence in the prospects of friendly and in-depth exchanges between China and Pakistan. She said that in recent years, the economic and trade relations between China and Panama have continued to maintain a good momentum of development, and China has become Pakistan's largest trading partner. The Panamanian government firmly pursues the policy of friendship with China, and announced that the Chinese Lunar New Year will be designated as a national festival of Pakistan from 2022, and the celebration of the Spring Festival will be included in Pakistan's international tourism promotion plan. In order to strengthen bilateral relations, the Consulate General of the Republic of Panama in Guangzhou held a Latin Carnival in March this year, and invited consuls General of many countries in Guangzhou to participate. We look forward to working with the news agency to create more platforms to promote mutual trust and friendship between the two countries in the future, so as to forge ahead and work for the well-being of the Chinese and Pakistani people. President Wang Junzheng introduced the main work and original vision of the news agency to the Consul General in detail. He said that Panama is located at the junction of South America and North America. The Panama Canal is known as one of the seven engineering miracles of the world, and it plays a decisive role in international shipping and trade. Looking back on the five years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in the fields of culture, art, education, tourism, sports and so on have been deepening day by day. Since the COVID-19, the two countries have also worked together to fight the epidemic and overcome difficulties. The news agency will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Consulate General of the Republic of Panama in Guangzhou, uphold integrity and innovation, do a good job in international communication, tell the long-standing friendship story between China and Pakistan, and make contributions to promoting mutual support and assistance between China and Pakistan and achieving common development and prosperity. (Xinhua News Agency)