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Huang Baolian, Executive Director of Zhejiang Urban Internationalization Research Institute, introduced Hangzhou’s development experience in building a world-famous city with unique charm and excitement。He said，Hangzhou takes tourism internationalization as a breakthrough，Leveraging the G20 Hangzhou Summit、The international effect bet365 apuestas Hangzhou Asian Games，Comprehensively improve the level of urban openness。Future-oriented，Hangzhou will continue to amplify the effect bet365 apuestas “two conferences”，Building high-level international important exchange center。

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