Reception Celebrating 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Nepal Held in Beijing
The Reception Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Sino-Afghanistan Diplomatic Relations cohosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Embassy of Nepal was held in Beijing on 21 August 2015. H.E. Qiangba Puncog, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Madam. Lin Yi, Vice President of the CPAFFC, Mr. Liu Jianchao, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the reception. Attendants from the Chinese side include officials from International Department of the Communist Party of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, All-China Women’s Federation etc. Nepal Ambassador Dr. Mahesh K. Maskey, diplomats of the Nepal Embassy, Nepalese residents and students in China, diplomats of other countries in Beijing were present at the reception. H.E. Qiangba Puncog and Ambassador Maskey unveiled two commemorative envelops respectively designed by China and Nepal for the 60th China-Nepal diplomatic ties together. Vice President Lin Yi and Ambassador Maskey delivered speeches.
H.E. Qiangba Puncog met briefly with Ambassador Maskey before the reception.
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Reception Celebrating 96th Anniversary of Independence of Afghanistan and 60th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Afghanistan
Hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Embassy of Afghanistan in Beijing, the Reception Celebrating the 96th Anniversary of Independence of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Afghanistan was held in Beijing on 20 August 2015. Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao, Vice President of CPAFFC Lin Yi, Afghanistan Ambassador to China Farahi and about 200 Chinese and foreign guests attended the celebration.
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Madam Lin Yi said in her speech that, China and Afghanistan are linked by mountains and rivers. Sharing a common destiny, our friendly exchanges have a long history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 60 years ago, our two countries have maintained sound cooperation, increasingly frequent contacts in various fields, continuously deepened friendship, and substantially improved strategic cooperative partnership. Bilateral relationship is at the best period of its historical development, Chinese people pay close attention to the security situation in Afghanistan and hope the Afghan people could lead a peaceful, stable and happy life as early as possible.
Ambassador Farahi expressed his gratitude for China's staunch support and aid to Afghanistan. He said the Afghan people attach great importance to friendly cooperation with China, and China is their trusted friend. Afghanistan is willing to maintain close partnership and strengthen cooperation with China.
Vice President Song Jingwu Meets President of Scotland-China Association
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On August 19th, Mr Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Janice Dickson, President of Scotland-China Association.
Vice President Song spoke highly of the contributions that the Scotland-China Association has made in promoting communication and understanding between the Chinese and British People, and between the Chinese and Scottish people in particular, over the past nearly 50 years since its establishment, and extended congratulations on its upcoming 50th anniversary celebration. Song said the CPAFFC supports the celebration activities for its 50th anniversary. Dickson thanked the CPAFFC for supporting its work. The two sides have exchanged ideas on the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration of the Scotland-China Association and on their future cooperation projects.
Deputy Director General of the European and Asian Department Mr Shen Xi attended the meeting.
Vice President Xie Yuan Meets Students Delegation from Johns Hopkins University of the United States
On August 18th, Vice President Xie Yuan met with a 19-member students delegation from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) of the United States. The delegates include doctoral and master graduates and candidates of JHU’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Vice President Xie expressed warm welcome to the delegation. He introduced the main work of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), indicating that promoting China-U.S. sub-national exchanges and cooperation is one of CPAFFC’s main tasks. VP Xie vividly described the long and profound friendship between China and the United States. The two countries will have a broad future for cooperation. He hoped that the younger generation from both sides could promote mutual understanding and trust through exchanges and visits to each other, and thus promoting the development of bilateral relationship.
The delegation leader is Ms. Ji Zhaojin, program coordinator of SAIS’s China Studies program and assistant to Professor Lampton, a famous American scholar. Ji expressed her sincere gratitude to CPAFFC and briefed Xie on the exchange programs between SAIS and China.
The delegates discussed with VP Xie and Director General Zhang Heqiang about hot issues including China-U.S. relations, cyber-security, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, etc. Some delegates mentioned that they had known about CPAFFC’s programs such as Touching the Tigers and Salute to Friendship before the visit. They hoped that the American public, especially young people, could learn more about the Friendship Association’s projects.
Vice President Xie Yuan Meets with President of Amway China
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On August 17, Vice President Xie Yuan met with Mr. Audie Wong, President of Amway China. Vice President Xie appreciated the achievements made by Amway since it started its operation in China 20 years ago. He encouraged Amway to expand its business in China, so as to further contribute to the economic and trade exchanges between China and the U.S. Audie Wong said Amway regards China as its most important market for its huge potential and good prospect for development. Amway will strive to meet the demand from the Chinese market through innovation, and will stay committed to promoting U.S.-China relations.
The delegation of “Ping Pong Diplomacy Touring China ” Led by Vice President Song Jingwu Visits Hebei Province
From Aug 14 to 16, the delegation of “Ping Pong Diplomacy Touring China”, led by Vice President Song Jingwu,visited Hebei Province.Wang Shaohua,Deputy Mayor of Shijiazhuang City, Party Secretary of Zhengding County and Li Weijun, Acting Head of Zhengding County, met with the delegation.
Wang Shaohua welcomed the delegation and said that Zhengding County is a famous national historic and cultural city and one of the important birthplaces of Yanzhao civilization.In recent years,its economy as well as other undertakings have been advancing rapidly. Zhengding is the place where President Xi Jinping used to work and National table tennis training center is located. This visit will surly improve the reputation of Zhengding and vigorously promote Zhengding’s foreign exchanges and cooperation.??
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Song Jingwu ,Vice President of CPAFFC and President of Table Tennis Association of CPAFFC said that giving full play to people-to-people diplomacy, “Ping Pong Diplomacy” , which rotates the globe by tiny balls, is a successful example in the history of world diplomacy. For years, CPAFFC has been committed to inheriting and carrying forward the fine tradition of “Ping Pong Diplomacy” .This delegation, the first one of“Ping Pong Diplomacy Touring China”organized by CPAFFC, will have matches with provincial and municipal teams.The purpose of this event is to inherit “Ping Pong Diplomacy” so as to increase the understanding and affection of foreign diplomats for China.
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Rinchen Rakshaev,First Secretary of Russian Embassy in China,said that it is a great pleasure to visit Zhengding. “Ping Pong Diplomacy Touring China” is a great event that enables Russian diplomats to have a better understanding of China. Russian diplomats will strive to deepen friendship between Russia and China.
In Zhengding, the joint team of foreign diplomats and CPAFFC table tennis team respectively had friendly matches with table tennis team of Zhengding County government and the joint table tennis team of Hebei provincial government and Shijiazhuang municipal government.
CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi Meets Afghanistan China Friendship Association Delegation
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Vice President Lin Yi met with Mr. Sayed Makhdoom Rahhen and the Afghanistan China Friendship Association (ACFA) Delegation on 14 August 2015. Mr. Rahhen is also the former Minister of Information and Culture of Afghanistan.
Madam Lin Yi welcomed President Rahhen and his delegation to visit China. Lin spoke highly of Rahhen’s efforts in promoting Afghani-China people-to-people friendship. She briefed about the China-South Asian people-to-people friendly exchange programs of the CPAFFC, and encouraged the ACFA to cooperate with us in the fields of local governments, youth, culture and media exchange programs. Madam Lin also invited the ACFA to attend the 4th China South Asia Friendship Organizations Forum to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka this October.
President Rahhen expressed his gratitude for the CPAFFC for inviting the ACFA delegation to visit China, and said he was willing to work closely with the CPAFFC for the development of China-Afghan friendship.
Afghanistan Ambassador Farahi was also present at the meeting.
Delegation of Chinese Middle School Student Attends Turkey Space Summer Camp
At the invitation of Space Camp Turkey, CPAFFC sent a 19-member delegation including middle school students and a teacher from Hubei Province to attend the Space Summer Camp in Izmir of Turkey from August 2 to 10, 2015.
During the camp, 17 Chinese students attended a variety of cultural and sports activities together with other 155 students from Turkey, Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, USA and UAE. The Chinese students acquired knowledge of the space, practiced their English and improved their ability of self-independence and cooperating with others. They also displayed the Chinese culture through their singing, and dancing and made international friends during the whole camp.
Delegation of Celebrities of We-media and Media Journalists from Kazakhstan Visits China
At the invitation of the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan, delegation of celebrities of we-media and media journalists from Kazakhstan visited Chengdu, Lhasa, Kunming and Beijing from July 28 to August 6.
The delegation met with Party secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region Chen Quanguo,Vice chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region He Wenhao and Vice President Song Jingwu of CPAFFC.
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Mr. Li Xikui, General Secretary of CPAFFC Attends the 4th Canada-China Cultural Dialogue
From 5th to 6th August, the 4th Canada-China Cultural Dialogue was convened in Toronto, Capital City of Ontario, Canada. Mr. Li Xikui, General Secretary of CPAFFC attended the Dialogue.
General Secretary Li pointed out in his remarks for closing ceremony that, affinity between the people holds the key to state-to-state relations while mutual understanding holds the key to people-to-people relations. Moreover, culture serves as the bridge to connect people’s hearts from two countries. Culture diversity is the common wealth of all humans and also the stimulus for development and innovation. Mutual understanding, mutual learning among difference cultures and progress upon that is the only way for all countries to achieve win-win result under the background of globalized economy. What is more, it is also the crucial foundation to enhance friendship between the two peoples.
The Dialogue was co-hosted by CPAFFC, Canadian Fund for International Understanding through Culture (Can4Culture) and Canada-China Economic Growth Alliance (CCEGA) as well. His Excellency Luo Zhaohui, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Canada, The Honorable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Citizenship, Immigration & International Trade, Mr. John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, Dr. Nelly Ng, Chair of Can4Culture, Mr. William Cheng, Chair of CCEGA and around 300 representatives from government, business circle and cultural circle of the two countries were present at the Dialogue.
In support of this Cultural Dialogue, Friendship Art Exchange Association of CPAFFC organized a delegation of renowned Chinese artists for the Dialogue and Mr. Fan Dian, President of Chinese Academy of Fine Arts acted as Head of Delegation. He delivered a keynote speech on the welcoming Luncheon with the topic of Global Perspective of Contemporary Chinese Art.
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Dr. Nelly Ng and His Excellency Luo Zhaohui declaring the opening of 4th Canada-China Cultural Dialogue
Mr. Li Xikui, Secretary General of CPAFFC addressing the closing ceremony
Mr.Fan Dian presenting his work of calligraphy to Dr. Nelly Ng
