On August 22, 2023, Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping attended Yangzhou City Industry Promotion Conference and delivered remarks. Mayor of Yangzhou Municipal People’s Government Pan Guoqiang also delivered remarks. Vice Mayor Pan Xueyuan and District Mayor of Hanjiang District Zhang Xingang promoted Yangzhou. New York Assemblyman Lester Chang, Director of Asian Affairs for New York State Governor Elaine Fan, Director of Asian Affairs for NYC Mayor Winnie Greco, Global Vice President of Sage Automotive Interiors Dan Russian, President of Chinese Business Association of New York George Xu also spoke at the event. More than 100 local guests attended the event.