Israel opened its third Consulate General in China in the city of Guangzhou on December 2, after opening offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang sent his congratulation during his meeting with Israeli Professor Ada Yonath, the Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry and H.E. Amos Nadai, the Ambassador of Israel to China.
The curtain of the new Consulate General was raised by Song Hai, Guangdong Vice Governor, Professor Ada Yonath, Ambassador Amos Nadai and Avraham Nir, the first Consul General of Israel in Guangzhou in a gala dinner dubbed "Science and Technology for Better Future Israel and China Partnership."
Ambassador Amos Nadai said that Israel chose Guangzhou for its role as the development engine of China. The Consulate General will be very busy to follow up cooperation plans raised during their one day Guangzhou visit. A total of 37 Consulate General offices have opened in Guangzhou, making the city the second biggest Consulate General location, after Shanghai.
