Calcutta
Chinese consul general Ma Jhanwu speaking to reporters in Kolkata.

Chinese consul general Ma Jhanwu said his country sees Calcutta as the future hub for industries and education. โ€œAfter President Xi and PM Modi met in Wuhan, the two governments are translating into reality the consensus reached on bilateral, regional and global issues,โ€ Ma Jhanwu told a press conference in Calcutta.

He said more than 60 Chinese universities are joining an expo in Calcutta on 10-11 May. โ€œThis is the only city where Chinese universities are coming in such large numbers. It will be no different with industrial investments,โ€ said the Chinese consul general.

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He said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji will soon visit China. โ€œDetails of the trip are being worked out,โ€ he said. Ma Jhanwu said there will be much industrial investments by Chinese companies on the BCIM corridor in keeping with the โ€œWuhan spiritโ€.

โ€œThat means a lot of these projects will come up in eastern India and on neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Myanmar.โ€

Ma Jhanwu said the Wuhan spirit encompasses cooperation on bilateral, regional and global issues on which President Xi and PM Modi has reached consensus. โ€œCollaboration in education is one of the issue on which consensus has been reached,โ€ he said.

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