{"id":7710,"date":"2020-11-19T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T19:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istitutoitalocinese.org\/?page_id=7710"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:06:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.istitutoitalocinese.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7710\" class=\"elementor elementor-7710\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21c1263e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"21c1263e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8c0e46\" data-id=\"1c8c0e46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a564f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a564f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29183475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29183475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-387efc55\" data-id=\"387efc55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70eee1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70eee1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Genesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a975f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"04a975f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cae4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3cae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The foundation of the Italy-China Institute for economic and cultural exchanges dates back to March 17<sup>th<\/sup>, 1971, by the President Vittorino Colombo.<\/p><p>The then Foreign Minister felt the need of integrating the standard diplomatic activity with a specific action for the promotion of relationships between the two countries. Therefore, he designated Vittorino Colombo to develop such action, entrusting him of a sort of an unofficial investiture by the government and major parties, which effectively guaranteed him a unique \u201cmonopoly\u201d in relationships between Italy and the Chinese People\u2019s Republic.<\/p><p>Colombo deeply believed in the entrusted mission. He founded the Italy-China Institute, next to the existing Chamber of Commerce, becoming the pioneer of new relationships between the two countries and helping to open a breach in the \u201cbamboo wall\u201d that kept separated China from the rest of the world.<\/p><p>After the death of the President (June 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 1996), the Institute become Vittorino Colombo Institute for the development of cultural, economic and political relationships with the Chinese People\u2019s Republic, briefly referred to as the Italy-China Institute.<\/p><p>An ideological and operational commitment that the Institute has faithfully maintained over the years, with various initiatives and a strong collaboration between the two populations and the two countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1031c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1031c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A present that comes from afar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c92829 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c92829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98819b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98819b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On November 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 1970 Italy and China got in touch with each other establishing diplomatic relations and exchanging Ambassadors; almost hereinafter, Italy also voted for the admission to the UN of the Chinese People\u2019s Republic, as an original member.<\/p><p>We can say that the mutual knowing between Italy and China has its roots in a distance past. In fact, it is certain that, at the moment of the coronation of Emperor Augustus (Rome, 117-138 AD), some Celestial Empire-\u201csent\u201d (Han dynasty) were present. The strong and frequent relationships between Italy and China relied on an important documentation that crosses several ages and reaches its climax with the stays of Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci.<\/p><p>Since then, Italy-China relationships and collaborations are an ongoing and multifaceted realty, that the Institute has devoted and keeps devoting an attentive haste, with mutual exchanges at each level, in order to reaffirm a profitable friendship through different activities, also thanks to the appointment of the new President, Maria Rosa Azzolina.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f497996 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f497996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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