Reception in Celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Côte d'Ivoire Held in Beijing
On June 29, the reception in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Cote d'Ivoire, co-hosted by CPAFFC?and?the Embassy of Cote d'Ivoire in China, was held in Beijing. H.E. Mr. Zheng Jianbang, Vice Chairman?of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of CPAFFC, Major General Liu Dianjun, Assistant to Air Force Chief of Staff, Mr. Wan Li, Deputy Director-General of the Department of African Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mme. Cai Shufen, President of Beijing Municipal Women's Federation, H.E. Mr. Dosso Adama, Ambassador of Cote d'Ivoire to China,?and?other 300 Chinese?and?African representatives from all walks of life attended the reception.?
Vice President Xie Yuan said that Cote d’Ivoire is China’s traditional friendly country?and?important partner in West Africa. In recent years, the mutual political trust between China?and?Cote d'Ivoire has been continuously enhanced while trade cooperation getting closer, cultural exchanges flourishing?and?mutual understanding being gradually deepened. Taking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Cote d'Ivoire?and?the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as an opportunity, China is willing to make joint efforts with Cote d'Ivoire to further all-round?and?multi-level friendly?and?cooperative relations.
Ambassador Dosso said that the friendship between Cote d'Ivoire?and?China withstands the test of time. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 35 years ago, the two countries have attained new achievements in the exchanges of different fields. Cote d'Ivoire will continue, as always, to support China's sovereignty?and?territorial integrity, participate in the “Belt?and?Road Initiative”?and?build with China the community of shared future for mankind.
Vice Chairman?of the CPPCC Mr. Zheng Jianbang meet with Ambassador Dosso
Vice President of the CPAFFC Mr. Xie Yuan gave a speech
Vice Chairman?of the CPPCC Mr. Zheng Jianbang gave Ambassador Dosso the book Xi Jinping: the Governance of China as a gift.
Vice Chairman?of the CPPCC Mr. Zheng Jianbang gave Ambassador Dosso commemorative plate as a gift.
Vice Chairman?of the CPPCC Mr. Zheng Jianbang?and?Ambassador Dosso cut the celebration cake together
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Vice President Lin Yi Attends the BRICS Friendship Cities, Local Governments Cooperation and Urbanization Forum
On June 28th, invited by Ministry of Cooperative Governance?and?Traditional Affairs of South Africa, Vice President Lin Yi of CPAFFC led a delegation to attend the BRICS Friendship Cities, Local Governments Cooperation?and?Urbanization Forum held in East London, EasternCape?and?delivered a speech at the opening ceremony on behalf of the Chinese delegates.
The BRICS Friendship Cities?and?Local Governments Cooperation Forum was jointly launched by CPAFFC?and?CIFCA in 2011. It aims to promote friendship-city twinning?and?international cooperation?and?exchanges among the BRICS countries. It is convened annually by the hosting country of the BRICS Leaders Meeting since the year 2011.? Under the theme of Building sustainable?and?inclusive cities through innovation?and?partnerships, delegates discussed issues of urbanization cooperation, sustainable human settlements?and?urban-rural infrastructure development?and?etc. at plenaries?and?parallel sessions of the forum. Besides the delegation of CPAFFC, about 500 delegates including Deputy Minister Andries Nel of Cooperative Governance?and?Traditional Affairs of South Africa, Director Alessandra Vieira of Ministry of Cities of Brazil, Counsul-general Roman Ambarov of Russia, Joint Secretary Khushwant Singh Sethi of Panchayati Raj of India are present. As the host, Premier Phumulo Masualle of Eastern Cape Province?and?Executive Mayor Xola Pakati of Buffalo City Metro?and?attended?and?delivered opening remarks.
During the forum, Vice President Lin met with Deputy Minister Andries Nel of Cooperative Governance?and?Traditional Affairs of South Africa?and?President Parks Tau of South African Local Government Association respectively. They had in-depth exchanges on promoting cooperation at local?and?regional level between China?and?South Africa. Vice President Lin Yi also invited them to attend China International Friendship Cities Conference held in Wuhan this November.
Lin said that we BRICS countries are committed to upholding global peace?and?contributing to the international security order. With the increasingly close ties among BRICS countries, the BRICS Friendship Cities?and?Local Governments Cooperation Forum has become an important content of BRICS cooperation. We should make full use of the forum mechanism to strengthen the friendship?and?local governments cooperation among the BRICS countries. We should expand the coverage of BRICS cooperation?and?deliver its benefits to more people?and?promote the "BRICS Plus" cooperation approach?and?build an open?and?diversified network of development partnerships to accelerate results-oriented cooperation at local?and?regional level.
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China (Xing County) International Symposium on Poverty Relief Successfully Held in Xing County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province
China (Xing County) International Symposium on Poverty Relief?and?its side events, co-hosted by the CPAFFC?and?Shanxi Provincial People’s Government, were successfully held in Xing County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province from June 27 to 28, 2018. CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin?and?Vice Governor of Shanxi Province Chen Yongqi attended the symposium. Jamaican Ambassador to China Antonia Hugh?and?over 160 guests from embassies, international organizations?and?multinational corporations of 16 countries also participated in the symposium. CPAFFC Vice President Xie Yuan?and?Secretary General Li Xikui attended relevant events respectively.
The theme of the symposium is “A Bridge of Friendship?and?Cooperation, Joining Hands to Facilitate International Poverty Reduction”. It aims to build a platform for Chinese?and?overseas communities to discuss poverty alleviation, promote international exchanges?and?cooperation on poverty alleviation, showcase Xing County to the world,?and?provide strong support for the poverty-stricken areas to achieve poverty-reduction goals at an early date.
In her speech at the opening ceremony, CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin said that it is the common mission of human society to eliminate poverty. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping at the core has made poverty alleviation a key task in achieving the first centenary goal to finish building a moderately prosperous society in all respects by the time the CPC marks its centenary. China has made decisive progress in poverty alleviation, offering China’s wisdom?and?China’s approach to achieve global poverty reduction. Targeted poverty alleviation was identified by the 19th CPC National Congress as one of the three tough battles that China must win to secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. New deployment has also been made. As required by the CPC Central Committee, the CPAFFC carried out targeted poverty alleviation work in Xing County,?and?implemented a series of poverty alleviation projects. The CPAFFC would take this symposium as an opportunity to share experiences in poverty alleviation, bring together resources from all walks of life both at home?and?abroad,?and?contribute to the poverty alleviation in poverty-stricken areas at an early date. Vice Governor Chen Yongqi said that Shanxi Province implemented the decisions?and?policies of the CPC Central Committee,?and?fully carried out the “Eight Major Projects”?and?“Twenty Actions” of poverty alleviation. In the past five years, 2.75 million people had been lifted out of poverty,?and?the poverty headcount ratio had dropped from 13.6% to less than 3.9%. Shanxi Province would strengthen exchanges?and?cooperation with other countries in strategic emerging industries such as new technologies, new materials, new energy, energy conservation?and?environmental protection?and?high-end equipment manufacturing. Ambassador Antonia Hugh said in his speech that poverty is a development issue as well as a global issue. He expressed his appreciation for China’s determination to declare war on poverty. He believed that under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, China's development would bring more opportunities for global poverty reduction. The symposium was chaired by CPAFFC Secretary General Li Xikui.
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The letter of intent on poverty relief programs signing ceremony between international organizations (enterprises)?and?Xing County?and?donation ceremony were held at the opening ceremony. The CPAFFC, the OSI Group, Prologis, Essilor Vision Foundation, BBCI (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.?and?other organizations?and?enterprises sighed strategic cooperation agreement on poverty alleviation with Xing County People’s Government. Qualcomm, VISA Inc., AstraZeneca, United Technologies Corporation,?and?Rongbaozhai Company?and?other enterprises donated student computers, school bags, youth STEM incubation spaces?and?cultural products to the Xing County People's Government.
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During the main conference, Liu Zhijie, Director General of Shanxi Poverty Alleviation?and?Development Office, Li Zhengyin, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Shanxi Provincial Committee?and?Secretary of CPC Lvliang City Committee, Liang Zhifeng, Secretary of the CPC Xing County Committee, Aicha Mokdahi, President of Essilor Vision Foundation, Kitamura Tomoo, Director of Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Beijing, Li Fei, Vice President for Government Relations, United Technologies China, Guo Tao, Vice Chairman of Qualcomm,?and?other representatives from local governments, international organizations?and?enterprises, delivered speeches respectively on international poverty alleviation cooperation.
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The seminar on targeted poverty alleviation work by CPAFFC was held on the afternoon of June 27. Li Xiaolin attended?and?addressed the seminar. She said that the CPAFFC attached great importance to targeted poverty alleviation?and?has repeatedly studied?and?deployed relevant work. By mobilizing all parties, integrating Chinese?and?overseas resources?and?dispatching outstanding officials to work in the poverty-stricken areas, the CPAFFC implemented a series of effective projects. In order to further strengthen the targeted poverty alleviation work, the association held China (Xing County) International Symposium on Poverty Relief, so as to bring supports at home?and?abroad, especially the advanced development concepts?and?scientific management experiences, to Xing County. The next step is to strengthen the study on theories?and?policies on poverty alleviation, take Xi Jingping’s thought on targeted poverty alleviation as guidance on practices, enhance the relationship with the people of Xing County, strengthen the ties between the local leaders?and?the people in difficulty, increase researches on poverty alleviation,?and?further strengthen communication?and?coordination with the Xing County People’s Government. At the seminar, senior officials of Lvliang City?and?Xing County introduced the poverty alleviation work at the city?and?county levels. The two parties conducted in-depth discussions on continuing to strengthen communication?and?collaboration?and?promote effective cooperation.
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In the afternoon, CPAFFC Vice President Xie Yuan led a working team?and?went for a study tour to Shahao Village of Caijiaya Town, Xing County,?where?a CPAFFC official worked as First Secretary of the poverty-stricken village. The team discussed with the cadres of the CPC Shahao Village Committee, called on villagers Wang Pinggang, Liu Yingsheng?and?Liu Xiying,?and?visit the construction site of Shahao farm. The team also visited Jinsui Border?Revolution?Museum?and?said that they would inherit?and?carry forward the revolutionary spirit?and?the spirit of Jinsui, to make new achievements in poverty alleviation.
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In the meanwhile, CPAFFC Secretary General Li Xikui?and?over 100 participants of the symposium visited the key poverty alleviation projects in Xing County. The group visited Zhangjialiang ecological poverty alleviation project in Caijiaya Town. They visited Xing County E-Commerse Public Service Center?and?Qingquan Vinegar Company in Kangning Agricultural Park, to learn about the quality, online sales of the specialty products such as millet, dates, walnuts?and?vinegar?and?the effect to reduce poverty. The group also went to Division 120 School to learn about the schooling situation of the left-behind children?and?poor students in Xing County,?and?unveiled the youth STEM incubation space donated by United Technologies Corporation.
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On the morning of June 28, CPC Lvliang City Committee?and?Lvliang City People’s Government hosted the poverty relief promotion conference. Relevant government officials marketed local agricultural specialties, such as minor coarse cereals, dates?and?walnuts. More than 40 kinds of products from over 20 agricultural enterprises were displayed. 112 industrial projects with a total investment of 94 billion yuan were also presented. Chinese?and?overseas representatives enthusiastically discussed cooperation intentions with the heads of local enterprises .
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France Foundation Vision Essilor Donates Optometry Center to Xing County
On the morning of June, 27th, Mme. AICHA MOKDAHI, Chairperson of France Foundation Vision Essilor (FFVE)?and?Mr. Liu Shiqing，County Mayor of Xing County, Shanxi Province,? signed a cooperative agreement on China (Xing County) International Symposium on Poverty Relief co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?People’s Government of Shanxi Province. According to the agreement, FFVE will donate an optometry center to Xing County People’s Hospital, so as to assistant Xing County to do well in poverty alleviation. CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin?and?Vice Governor of Shanxi Province Chen Yongqi were witnesses to the signing ceremony.
Under the framework of cooperation between CPAFFC?and?SPF (Secours Populaire Fran?ais), FFVE had begun to develop the poverty alleviation program “Bright Sight, Viewing World” in Xing County last year. Children in Xing County were required to have their vision tested,?and?free ten thousands pairs of glasses would be given to near sighted children. For more than one year, this program had been basically completed?and?had achieved great success.
In addition, Secretary of Secrétariat National of SPF THIERRY ROBERT announced in opening remark that it will donate a school bus to Xing County.
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Art Exhibition in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening-up Held in Beijing
Art Exhibition in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of China’s Reform?and?Opening-up, which was co-hosted by China Friendship Institute for International Art Exchanges (CFIIAE)?and?Rong Bao Zhai (Tianjing),?and?was organized by Rong Bao Zhai Painting Institute, was held in the auditorium of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) on June,12th. Calligraphers?and?Painters got together?and?presented their works as gifts to the exhibition to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China’s reform?and?opening-up. Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, Mr. Tang Hui, Deputy General Manager of Rong Bao Zhai, Mme. DOLANA MSIMANG, the Republic of South Africa Ambassador to China, Mme. Shani Calyaneratne Karunaratne, Charge d'affaires of Embassy of the Republic of Sir Lanka in China, Mr. Han Win Aung, Minister Counsellor of Myanmar Embassy in China, Mr. TAKAMOTO FUKUDA, Cultural Counsellor of Japanese Embassy in China, Mr. Wang Heshan, Secretary General of CFIIAE, Mr. Wang Bin，General Manager of Rong Bao Zhai (Tianjing),?and?hundreds of personages from the art circle in Beijing, attended the exhibition.
President Li Xiaolin expressed in her address that reform?and?opening-up records the great journey of common progress of China?and?the rest of the world. China has lived up to its responsibility as a major country. From “bringing in” to “going global”, from WTO accession to the Belt?and?Road Initiative, which meets its people’s aspiration?and?follows the trend of the times. The paintings?and?calligraphy writings exhibited this time were just the good opportunities for the painters?and?calligraphers to sing of beautiful scenery of homeland?and?a better life of Chinese people?and?to express their best wishes of realizing Chinese Dream for a new era.
South Africa Ambassador DOLANA MSIMANG said that, the whole world had witnessed the great changes in China since the beginning of China’s reform?and?opening up forty years ago---once poor China had now become the second biggest economy in the world, which made remarkable achievements.? DOLANA MSIMANG expressed that, South Africa, my homeland,?and?the whole African Continent, both of which had benefited a lot from this policy. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?South Africa. DOLANA MSIMANG also hoped that both countries could continue standing together?and?supporting each other, which push forward the bilateral relations to a new level.
Mr. Tang hui, Deputy General Manager of Rong Bao Zhai?and?President of Rong Bao Zhai Painting Institute said that, reform?and?opening up had changed China?and?even influenced the world. Therefore, he decided to keep up with the pace of reform?and?opening up?and?gradually transformed Rong Bao Zhai into a comprehensive cultural enterprise with calligraphy writings?and?paintings, stationery, woodcuts, framing?and?repair, auction?and?mortgage, publishing?and?printing, education?and?training, tea culture, import?and?export?and?others as one. Rong Bao Zhai has now become a typical representative in the field of art in China. This exhibition aims at showing a prosperous country through these works?and?describing the great achievements China had made since the reform?and?opening-up.
Multiple works of Beautiful Flowers in Prosperous Times?and?Beautiful Mountains?and?Rivers in Prosperous Times created by famous painters?and?calligraphers were exhibited on the opening ceremony. Some of these works were respectively presented to the Embassies of South Africa, Sir Lanka, Myanmar?and?Japan to collect. The organizers decided to donate a part of earnings made from the other works to Xing (County), Shanxi province to improve the art?and?culture education of the youth there.
This Art Exhibition displayed near 70 pieces of valuable works painted by seven artists including Tang Hui, Wang Yunshu, Yi Feng, Gao Yongqian, Fan Yi, Chang Chang, Yun Yao, who were recommended by Rong Bao Zhai Painting Institute. These works? mainly depicted the beautiful scenery of homeland?and?a better life of Chinese people after the reform?and?opening-up. The exhibition would be held until the 15th of June.
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