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A delegation from the Yunnan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs came to Phoenix for a goodwill visit

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A delegation from the Yunnan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs came to Phoenix for a goodwill visit. Zhang Huafang (right), chairman of the Overseas Chinese Federation, accepted Wang Jianxin...

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Zhang Huafang (right), chairman of the Overseas Chinese Federation, accepted a gift from Wang Jianxin (left) (Contributed by the Phoenix Overseas Chinese Federation) On November 30, Wang Jianxin, deputy director of the Office of the Aging Work Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, led a six-member delegation to visit Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Hawaii in cities in the United States and Canada to conduct exchanges on community plans for the elderly population. Facing the 30th anniversary of China's economic reform and opening up, about 200 million elites of this generation are about to retire. This group is also the class with the best economic conditions in China. Community projects for the retired population will be business opportunities that local governments are actively seeking to plan. Yunnan's sunbelt climate and geographical location are similar to Arizona, making it the best retirement area. Under the arrangement of Zhang Huafang, chairman of the Overseas Chinese Federation, the group visited the Phoenix Municipal Government and the Chinese Senior Citizens Center. They had a very in-depth understanding and exchange of Phoenix's annual community service plan for the elderly of nearly six million US dollars. At the same time, they were deeply impressed by the privately invested Sun City Community Plan, and hoped that Yunnan Province and the state would have further cooperation and exchanges in the future.

Members of the visiting delegation took a group photo with members of the Phoenix Senior Citizens Association

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