Consul General Winston Dean S. Almeda (5th from left) with the Consuls General of Thailand and Singapore, attend the 2026 New Year Briefing for the Xiamen Consular Corps hosted by the Xiamen Municipal Foreign Affairs Office

Xiamen, 03 February 2026 – Consul General Winston Dean S. Almeda led the Consulate’s participation in the 2026 New Year Briefing hosted by the Xiamen Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) for the Xiamen Consular Corps held on 03 February 2026 at the Hyatt Centric Hotel. Singapore and Thailand’s Consuls General to Xiamen, Mr. Ch’ng Tze Chia and Ms. Sasarak Sasivanij, respectively, attended the briefing, as well as other officials and interpreters from the said Consulates. Consul General Almeda was accompanied by Consul Charleson Hermosura, Economic Officer Maria Rizarem Apolonio, and local hire/interpreter Fubin Huang.

The briefing is an annual event organized by the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government to inform the Xiamen Consular Corps of the city’s achievements during the past year, and to articulate the areas for cooperation it aims to pursue with each Consulate. The three (3) Consulates General were also provided the opportunity to respond under these same themes

Consul General Winston Dean S. Almeda and Xiamen Vice Mayor Zhuang Rongliang exchange gifts for the New Year

Deputy Director General Chen Jianfeng of the General Office of the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government conducted the briefing on Xiamen City’s achievements for 2025 and the City’s targets for 2026. Deputy Director General (DDG) Yao Jianhong of the Xiamen Foreign Affairs Office (FAO), Mr. Zhuang Rongliang, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xiamen Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor of Xiamen Municipal People’s Government; Mr. Zhang Quan, Director General of Xiamen FAO; and Ms. Cai Chaochao, new Director of Xiamen FAO’s Asia Department, were also present during the activity. END.