Chinese people’s friendly witness to Reform & Opening Up

He added that he had the privilege of meeting with Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee in San Marino in 2003, and met with him several times later. He also keeps exchanging letters with Xi to maintain friendship. "15 years have passed and I feel that President Xi Jinping is an important leader. He leads everyone to inherit the cause of reform and opening up pioneered by the former leaders and pushes socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era."

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Terenzi. In September 2015, Terenzi attended the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Terenzi is always optimistic about the friendly relations between the two countries. He said that although San Marino is small, it is willing to cooperate with China in all fields, such as ceramics, metal machinery and high-tech fields. "The friendly relationship between the Republic of San Marino and the People's Republic of China has a long history. Diplomatic relations were established as early as 1971. San Marino became one of the first Western countries to recognize the People's Republic of China. Although 47 years has passed, in my opinion this relationship will remain fresh even after much longer.”

Introduced by Terenzi, San Marino Archer and the Flag-Feders Federation participates in the citizens exchange activity of the 60th Anniversary of the Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries on Sept. 12, 2016.

He also mentioned San Marino's participation in the Shanghai World Expo and the Shanghai Luwan football friendly match, expressing his hope for San Marino's further participation in more of Shanghai’s key events. “Shanghai has a special status in my heart. Every time I visit China, I will come to Shanghai.”

Story by Zheng Qian

Cameraman: Liu Hao