Chinese Media and Content Producers Deliver 'COVID-19' Donations to Daegu Following Busan

People's Daily China - Hangzhou Jiaping Pictures Donates 150 Million Won to Daegu Social Welfare Community Chest

On the 9th, at the donation pledge ceremony held by the Daegu Community Chest of Korea, Nam Chil-woo, Chairman of the Democratic Party Daegu City Committee (from the left in the photo), Park Hyung-ryong, preliminary candidate for Dalseong-gun, Kwon Taek-heung, preliminary candidate for Dalseo-gap Eul-byeong, Heo So, preliminary candidate for Dalseo-eul, Kim Dae-jin, preliminary candidate for Dalseo-byeong, Seo Jae-heon, preliminary candidate for Dong-gu-gap, and Lee Seung-cheon, preliminary candidate for Dong-gu-eul, are posing for a commemorative photo wearing masks.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] The Daegu Community Chest of Korea announced on the 9th that the People's Daily Korea Representative Office (Representative: Cheng Yuqin) and Hangzhou Jiaping Pictures Co., Ltd. (Representative: Wu Jiaping) have sent 150 million KRW in donations to overcome the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This donation was arranged by Song Young-gil, Chairman of the Northeast Asia Peace Cooperation Special Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea. The People's Daily Korea Representative Office and Hangzhou Jiaping Pictures Co., Ltd., who have been actively exchanging with Representative Song, expressed their desire to help Korea, which is struggling due to COVID-19, and Representative Song reportedly requested support for the Busan and Daegu areas.

Accordingly, donations were delivered to the Busan area on the 2nd, and on the 9th, a donation agreement ceremony was held at the Daegu Community Chest of Korea. Attendees included Nam Chil-woo, Chairman of the Daegu City Party Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea and member of the Northeast Asia Peace Cooperation Special Committee; Park Hyung-ryong, preliminary candidate for Dalseong-gun; Kwon Taek-heung, preliminary candidate for Dalseo-gap Eul-byeong; Heo So, preliminary candidate for Dalseo-eul; Kim Dae-jin, preliminary candidate for Dalseo-byeong; Seo Jae-heon, preliminary candidate for Dong-gu-gap; and Lee Seung-cheon, preliminary candidate for Dong-gu-eul.

A representative of the Daegu Community Chest of Korea said, "We are grateful that China, despite also suffering from COVID-19, has extended help to Daegu," adding, "This will be a great comfort to the citizens of Daegu."

The donated funds will be used to expand hospital bed facilities and purchase medical supplies for COVID-19 confirmed patients.

The People's Daily Korea Representative Office is the Korean representative office of the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, established on January 15, 2015, and engages in economic and cultural exchange activities between Korea and China.

Hangzhou Jiaping Pictures Co., Ltd., located in Hangzhou, is one of China's top five content production companies. In 2016, it established Jiaping Korea and is involved in various fields of Korea-China content cooperation projects such as joint drama production, joint investment, and distribution for entry into the Chinese market.

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