□ 文/本刊記者 李靜
2014年1月8日,荷蘭駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館召開媒體見(jiàn)面會(huì),荷蘭駐重慶總領(lǐng)事譚敬南表示,荷蘭駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館的工作已經(jīng)正式開展。至此,外國(guó)政府駐渝(總)領(lǐng)事機(jī)構(gòu)已達(dá)10家,位列中西部第一。
荷蘭駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館是繼上海、廣州、香港之后在華開設(shè)的第四家總領(lǐng)事館,其領(lǐng)區(qū)范圍包括重慶、四川和陜西三省(市)。荷蘭對(duì)在重慶設(shè)立總領(lǐng)事館已經(jīng)計(jì)劃已久,在三年前雙方政府便開始討論,最終兩國(guó)達(dá)成協(xié)議:荷蘭將在中國(guó)重慶增設(shè)新的領(lǐng)館,中國(guó)將在位于荷屬加勒比海地區(qū)的庫(kù)拉索開設(shè)領(lǐng)館。
▲ 荷蘭駐渝領(lǐng)事館媒體見(jiàn)面會(huì)。
近年來(lái),隨著重慶市不斷擴(kuò)大開發(fā)開放力度,重慶輻射帶動(dòng)西部地區(qū)的戰(zhàn)略地位日益顯現(xiàn),越來(lái)越多的國(guó)家重視與重慶交往合作。重慶具備自身區(qū)位優(yōu)勢(shì),是中西部的結(jié)合點(diǎn),起著承東啟西的作用。經(jīng)過(guò)直轄十余年的發(fā)展,無(wú)論在軟實(shí)力、硬實(shí)力方面,重慶已成為中國(guó)長(zhǎng)江上游的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心,在西部大開發(fā)過(guò)程中發(fā)揮著戰(zhàn)略支撐和帶動(dòng)作用,成為中國(guó)西部明亮的窗口,外國(guó)領(lǐng)事機(jī)構(gòu)和外國(guó)新聞機(jī)構(gòu)紛紛入駐。如今,重慶外國(guó)領(lǐng)事機(jī)構(gòu)數(shù)量列中西部第一位,為重慶打造中西部領(lǐng)事高地邁出了堅(jiān)實(shí)的一步。
荷蘭駐渝總領(lǐng)事譚敬南表示,通過(guò)領(lǐng)事館這一平臺(tái),荷蘭和重慶雙邊關(guān)系和合作今后將大大加強(qiáng)。而新開通的渝新歐鐵路也是在此設(shè)領(lǐng)的重要原因之一。
荷蘭駐渝總領(lǐng)事館的主要任務(wù)之一是幫助荷蘭公司開拓中國(guó)西部市場(chǎng),尋找西南本地的貿(mào)易和投資伙伴。“目前在重慶的荷蘭企業(yè)不太多,因此,我們更需要努力幫助更多的企業(yè)在重慶設(shè)立。當(dāng)然,中國(guó)公司如對(duì)荷蘭技術(shù)感興趣,荷蘭總領(lǐng)事館也會(huì)鼎力相助。在接下來(lái)的幾個(gè)月中,我們將積極推動(dòng)雙方在種豬技術(shù)、汽車技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)和交通物流產(chǎn)業(yè)三個(gè)領(lǐng)域的交流與合作。不僅如此,荷蘭駐渝總領(lǐng)事館也會(huì)尋找機(jī)會(huì)開展荷蘭和中國(guó)西部的教育和文化合作,以此增加荷蘭和中國(guó)西部人民之間的了解,經(jīng)濟(jì)和貿(mào)易固然重要,但那不是生活的主價(jià)值。”他表示,目前,一位荷蘭作家正在寫作一本關(guān)于荷蘭自十九世紀(jì)以來(lái)在重慶歷史記錄的著作,希望在今年下半年的開館儀式上發(fā)布。
譚敬南告訴記者,未來(lái)領(lǐng)館不會(huì)開簽證處,簽證只有申請(qǐng)代辦機(jī)構(gòu),“提到荷蘭,大家都會(huì)想到郁金香和風(fēng)車,不僅如此,著名畫家梵高也是來(lái)自荷蘭,這里還有很多有名的美術(shù)館。到2012年底,到荷蘭的中國(guó)游客已達(dá)到20萬(wàn)人次,保持著26%的增長(zhǎng)率。我希望未來(lái)會(huì)有更多的中國(guó)游客和商務(wù)人士去荷蘭,那里一定不會(huì)讓大家失望的?!?/p>
▲ 荷蘭駐渝總領(lǐng)事譚敬南。
譚敬南總領(lǐng)事是一位名副其實(shí)的中國(guó)通,能說(shuō)一口流利的中文。采訪間,他告訴媒體,到重慶開設(shè)荷蘭總領(lǐng)事館,擔(dān)任總領(lǐng)事,其實(shí)是圓了他的一個(gè)名副其實(shí)的“中國(guó)夢(mèng)”,就好像冥冥之中早就注定的和重慶的緣分。
“對(duì)我個(gè)人而言,我的偶像,荷蘭外交官高羅佩先生在1943年3月,就被派往荷蘭駐重慶使館擔(dān)任一等秘書。這期間,他在重慶工作,生活并結(jié)婚,當(dāng)時(shí)的重慶是中國(guó)國(guó)民政府的戰(zhàn)時(shí)首都。這也是他在中國(guó)的唯一工作經(jīng)歷?!弊T敬南說(shuō),高羅佩撰寫的并曾在南京大學(xué)和臺(tái)灣大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。作了《狄公案》,重塑了唐朝清官狄仁杰并賦予他以東方福爾摩斯的形象,這部偵探小說(shuō)使得狄仁杰風(fēng)靡世界,這也是他學(xué)習(xí)中文的動(dòng)力源泉。
譚敬南最早學(xué)中文是在荷蘭的萊頓大學(xué),上世紀(jì)80年代還專門來(lái)到南京大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)中文,然后去了臺(tái)灣大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)?!拔以谂_(tái)灣生活和工作了三年,所以我內(nèi)地的朋友時(shí)常打趣我的中文帶有臺(tái)灣腔?!?995年,譚敬南被派駐到北京的荷蘭駐華大使館,在那里工作了四年。
2013年9月,譚敬南來(lái)到重慶,開始著手荷蘭駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館的籌備工作,“我非常榮幸沿著高羅佩當(dāng)年的足跡來(lái)到重慶設(shè)立荷蘭王國(guó)駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館。在我的職業(yè)生涯中,有兩個(gè)最愛(ài),中國(guó)和歐洲,當(dāng)然中國(guó)排第一?!彼€透露,他的太太羅莉婷也于2013年11月來(lái)到重慶,安頓下來(lái)后就馬上學(xué)起了中文。
重慶與荷蘭的情緣,早在70多年前就開始了。1942年1月8日,荷蘭公使館秘書亨德里克·包斯陪同新任荷蘭駐華公使白魯格男爵同船抵達(dá)重慶,荷蘭公使館由北平,正式遷至戰(zhàn)時(shí)臨時(shí)首都重慶,后因故撤出。
近幾年,重慶與荷蘭經(jīng)貿(mào)關(guān)系飛速發(fā)展,相互投資日趨緊密。荷蘭在重慶對(duì)歐洲主要出口國(guó)和進(jìn)口國(guó)排位中都穩(wěn)居第2位。2011年6月,重慶市兩江新區(qū)代表團(tuán)赴荷,由荷蘭國(guó)際貿(mào)易促進(jìn)中心(NCH)和荷蘭銀行(ABN AMRO)共同組織的“亞洲投資熱點(diǎn)推介會(huì)”,推介我市的兩江新區(qū)。
荷蘭TNT航空于2010年9月25日開通比利時(shí)列日-重慶-上海浦東-列日貨運(yùn)航線,成為首家開通重慶至歐洲直達(dá)貨運(yùn)航線的歐洲航空公司,為重慶內(nèi)陸開放高地建設(shè)做出了重要貢獻(xiàn)。截止2011年5月31日,已運(yùn)輸了60萬(wàn)臺(tái)筆記本電腦(約2700多噸)。
2012年,荷蘭鹿特丹市在重慶正式成立鹿特丹市重慶商務(wù)代表處,以進(jìn)一步促進(jìn)兩市在航運(yùn)、港口基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)、物流和環(huán)保技術(shù)等領(lǐng)域的交流與合作。
2012年5月,荷蘭駐華使館商務(wù)參贊蘭杰人先生率領(lǐng)的包括荷蘭駐上??傤I(lǐng)館、荷蘭外商投資局、荷蘭貿(mào)易促進(jìn)委員會(huì)、鹿特丹投資局等在內(nèi)的荷蘭政府暨商務(wù)代表團(tuán)一行19人訪問(wèn)重慶,與我市聯(lián)合舉辦了“重慶-荷蘭經(jīng)貿(mào)合作暨中國(guó)企業(yè)進(jìn)入歐洲市場(chǎng)的戰(zhàn)略規(guī)劃”CEO圓桌會(huì)議。來(lái)自渝荷雙方政界、商界的近70名代表應(yīng)邀出席本次圓桌會(huì)議。
目前,兩地科技合作進(jìn)展順利,合作規(guī)模不斷擴(kuò)大。2011年5月,應(yīng)荷蘭國(guó)家應(yīng)用科學(xué)研究院(TNO)的邀請(qǐng),重慶科學(xué)院技術(shù)研究院院長(zhǎng)潘復(fù)生率團(tuán)對(duì)荷蘭進(jìn)行了訪問(wèn),參觀了荷蘭國(guó)家應(yīng)用科學(xué)研究院實(shí)驗(yàn)室、荷蘭高科技園和Holst研究中心,并與荷蘭國(guó)家應(yīng)用科學(xué)研究院相關(guān)高層領(lǐng)導(dǎo)進(jìn)行了系列交流座談,聽(tīng)取了荷蘭國(guó)家應(yīng)用科學(xué)研究院方面對(duì)該院的特色工作和項(xiàng)目的具體演示和介紹。此次訪問(wèn)為重慶科學(xué)院技術(shù)研究院與荷蘭國(guó)家應(yīng)用科學(xué)研究院開展科技合作奠定了堅(jiān)實(shí)基礎(chǔ),標(biāo)志著雙方的合作邁出了堅(jiān)實(shí)的第一步。
文教合作方面,重慶中國(guó)三峽博物館已與荷蘭知名漢學(xué)家、前外交官高羅佩家族達(dá)成一致,高羅佩家族將向中國(guó)三峽博物館捐獻(xiàn)高羅佩的個(gè)人藏品,并將在中國(guó)三峽博物館建立永久性的高羅佩書屋。
鹿特丹應(yīng)用科技大學(xué)鹿特丹霍哥學(xué)院分別與重慶工商大學(xué)和重慶大學(xué)積極探討在合作辦學(xué)和研究方面開展合作。自2006年開始,重慶工商大學(xué)藝術(shù)和設(shè)計(jì)學(xué)院與荷蘭Windesheim大學(xué)定期開展學(xué)生和教師交流活動(dòng)。
Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing Launched(General)Consular Institutions in Chongqing up to 10
Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing Off i cially Launched
On January 8, 2014, the Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing held press conference, the Consul-General Mr. Guido Tielman said that Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing has been officially launched.So far,(general)consular institutions of foreign governments in Chongqing had reached 10.
Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing is the fourth consulate in China after opened in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, its consular district covering Chongqing, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces(municipality).Netherlands government had been planning settling a Consulate-General in Chongqing for years, and three years ago governments of the two sides began to have discussions and eventually reached an agreement: the Netherlands will open a new consulate in Chongqing in China while China will open consulate in Curacao in the Dutch Caribbean.
In recent years, as Chongqing making great efforts opening to the world, more and more countries pay important attentions and looking for cooperation with Chongqing. Chongqing is becoming the economic center of Yangtze River upstream in China after more than 10 years of development, playing a strategy support and leading role in the process of West Development,it has became the window of Western China, consulates and foreign media institutions have settled in Chongqing, the number of foreign consular institutions in Chongqing ranks f i rst in the Midwest China,which took a solid step for Chongqing to build consular highland in the Midwest China.
Boosting More Netherlands Enterprises Opening in Chongqing
Mr. Guido Tielman said,the bilateral relations and cooperation between Netherlands and Chongqing will be greatly enhanced through the consulate as platform,and the newly built Chongqing- Xinjiang- Europe railway is also one of the important reasons.
One of the major tasks of Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing is to help the Netherlands companies explore markets in Western China, looking for Southwest local trade and investment partners. “Currently there are not many Netherlands companies in Chongqing,so we need to make more efforts to help more enterprises come to Chongqing.Of course,if Chinese companies are interested in Netherlands technology, we will also help them.We will continue to actively promote breeding technology, automotive industry, transport and logistics industry exchanges and cooperation in three areas in the next few months.Not only that, Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing will also look for opportunities of cooperation between Netherlands and Western China in education and culture in order to increase better understanding bwtween people from Netherlands and Western China.Economy and trade are important, but that's not the main value of life. ” Mr. Guido Tielman said that at present, one writer from Netherlands is writing a book on the history of Netherlands in Chongqing since the 19th century, he hoped it will be released at the opening ceremony of Netherlands Consulate-General in Chongqing later this year.
Mr. Guido Tielman told us that visa service will be operated in Chongqing in the future, "refers to Netherlands, everyone thinks of tulips and windmills, but famous artists such as Van Gogh is also from the Netherlands, where there are many famous museums.By the end of 2012, the Netherlands has received 200,000 Chinese tourists, holding 26% growth rate.I hope that in the future there will be more Chinese tourists and business people go to Netherlands, you won't be disappointed. ”
Consul General Also Has a "China Dream"
The Consul-General Mr. Guido Tielman is an old China hand,he can speak f l uent Chinese.During the interview he told the media that being served as Consul-General in Chongqing made his "China dream" come true.“For my personal side, my idol,the Netherlands diplomat, Robert Hans van Gulik was sent to the Netherlands Embassy in Chongqing to serve as First Secretary in March 1943.During this period, he worked and got married in Chongqing,which was his only work experience in China. ” Mr. Guido Tielman said, Robert Hans van Gulik composed Judge Dee reshaped the image of Judge Dee and endowed him with Sherlock Holmes of eastern version, this detective novel made Dee famous around the world, which is also his inspiration of studying Chinese.
Mr. Guido Tielman studied Chinese at Ryde College in Netherlands, he also came to Nanjing University to study Chinese in the 80 's of the last century, and then went to Taiwan University. “I had lived and worked in Taiwan for three years, so my mainland Chinese friends often tease me with my Taiwan accent. ”In 1995 Guido Tielman was posted to Beijing and worked in Netherlands Embassy for four years.
Guido Tielman started the preparation in Netherlands Consulate in Chongqing in September 2013, "I’m very honored that lay behind his footprints to set up a Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chongqing.In my career, I have two favorites, China and Europe, of course, China ranked first. ”He also disclosed that his wife came to Chongqing in November 2013 and started to study Chinese after settle down immediately.