"46 years ago, I came to China. My love to China is coming from far away, from the heart," said Alain Merieux, president of the Merieux Foundation.
In 1978, the year that China opened up, Merieux, then in his forties, landed in China for the first time. The visit marked the start of his decades-long bond with China.
Since then, he has traveled to the Asian country numerous times, engaging in extensive cooperation with China in the public health field.
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