2018 China-CEEC Mayors Forum Held in Ningbo
Co-hosted by the CPAFFC?and?Ningbo Municipal People`s Government, the 2018 China-CEEC Mayors Forum was held in Ningbo on 8 June. Focusing on the theme of `Deepening Local Cooperation for Belt?and?Road Implementation`, local leaders, scholars?and?entrepreneurs from China?and?central?and?Eastern European countries were gathered to exchange ideas on internet?and?trade facilitation, investment liberalization?and?pilot zone for economic cooperation,?and?innovation?and?SME cooperation.
Before the Forum, Mr. Qiu Dongyao, Mayor of Ningbo City,?and?Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC jointly held a meeting with guests from China?and?CEE countries.
At the opening ceremony, Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Hrnciar, Deputy Speaker of Slovak National Assembly,?and?Mr. Qiu Dongyao, Mayor of Ningbo City, gave speeches respectively. Altogether 300 delegates attended the forum, including over 20 local leaders from Chinese provinces?and?cities such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Liaoning, Sichuan, Henan,?and?over 20 CEE local leaders such as Mr. Hrnciar, Deputy Speaker of Slovak National Assembly?and?Mayor of Martin,?and?also representatives of China-CEEC friendship associations, embassies?and?consulates, scholars?and?entrepreneurs.
At the closing ceremony, participants from China?and?CEE countries jointly proposed the establishment of China-CEEC Cities Cooperation Committee.
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CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe Meets with Governor of Saitama Prefecture Kiyoshi Ueda
On June 8, 2018, CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe led the delegation of “Art of China Tour” to meet with Kiyoshi Ueda, President of the National Governors’ Association of Japan?and?Governor of Saitama Prefecture.
During the meeting, Hu Sishe said that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Japanese Peace?and?Friendship Treaty. China-Japan relations are at a significant moment serving as a link between past?and?future,?and?facing a rare opportunity for improvement?and?development. Not long ago, Governor Kiyoshi Ueda?and?CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin co-chaired the "China-Japan Governor Governor's Forum", which played a positive role in promoting exchanges?and?cooperation between local governments of the two countries. He pointed out that the friendly exchanges between China?and?Japan had always been a very important task for the CPAFFC. Even when the relations between the two countries faced difficulties, the association was always attaching importance to promoting the people-to-people friendship between China?and?Japan, which laid a solid foundation of public opinions for the high-level exchanges between the two countries. Hu Sishe specially thanked Kiyoshi Ueda for his contributions to the friendly exchanges between China?and?Japan as the president of the National Governors’ Association of Japan?and?Governor of Saitama Prefecture,?and?expressed his hope to see more pragmatic exchanges?and?cooperation in the future.
Kiyoshi Ueda thanked the CPAFFC for its active commitment to friendly exchanges with all walks of life in Japan. He said that he was willing to work with the CPAFFC to carry out unremittingly friendly exchanges between the people, inherit?and?carry forward the tradition of Japan-China friendship,?and?continue to contribute to the improvement of the friendly relations between the two countries, regardless of the general political environment.
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Vice President Hu Sishe Meets Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), paid an official visit to former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on the afternoon of June 7.
Vice President Hu appreciated Mr. Yukio Hatoyama for giving support in the work of CPAFFC?and?working for the development of the friendly relationship between China?and?Japan for a long time. Vice President Hu said that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’ s visit to Japan in May had achieved a complete success, which would bring good opportunities? for the bilateral relations to develop. CPAFFC would be dedicated to promoting the exchanges?and?cooperation between the two peoples?and?making efforts on consolidating the base of the friendly relationship between the two countries.
Mr. Yukio Hatoyama spoke highly of the active role by CPAFFC in promoting the bilateral ties?and?said that it is needed to inherit?and?carry forward the spirit of the friendly relationship of the two countries by more?and?more Japanese people. Therefore, the friendly relations of the two countries would become more steady?and?last long time if the peoples of the two countries keep strong friendly relations.
Both sides also exchanged their views on recent international hot issues?and?how to develop exchanges?and?cooperation in future.
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Welcome Reception in Honor of the Delegation of Russian Friendly Personages and Veterans’ Relatives Successfully Held
On the evening of June 7, 2018, the welcome reception in honor of the delegation of Russian friendly personages?and?veterans’ relatives was successfully held in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC. Chen Yuan, President of the China-Russia Friendship Association?and?former CPPCC Vice Chairman, Li Xiaolin, CPAFFC President, Dmitry Mezentsev, Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association?and?Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy,?and?Evgeny Opasov, Vice Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association?and?Head of the Association of Veterans of the WWII?and?Military Service of Russia, attended the reception.
Chen Yuan, President of the China-Russia Friendship Association?and?former CPPCC Vice Chairman, delivers a speech
Chen Yuan?and?Li Xiaolin addressed the reception. On behalf of the China-Russia Friendship Association?and?the CPAFFC respectively, they welcomed the new?and?old Russian friends from afar,?and?thanked them for their important contributions to the China-Russia friendship over the years. They also stressed that President Putin would soon pay his first state visit to China in his new term as president. The two associations felt honored to receive the friendly personages of the two countries?and?relatives of the Russian veterans to participate in the people-to-people?and?cultural activities in the framework of the high-level visit, which reflected not only the two governments’ care?and?attention to the people-to-people friendship between the two countries?and?their trust?and?support to the two associations, but also the two associations’ active engagement in promoting the China-Russia relations at the people’s level.
More than 70 people, including the leaders?and?representatives of the China-Russia Friendship Association?and?the Russia-China Friendship Association?and?relatives of the Russian veterans, attended the reception. China Philharmonic Male Choir?and?Chinese Soprano You Hongfei gave a wonderful performance which was warmly welcomed with friendly atmosphere. The reception served as a great warm-up for President Putin’s upcoming visit to China.
CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin delivers a speech
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Vice President Hu Sishe Meets President Lorenzo Ku
Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. Lorenzo Ku, President of Philippines-China Association for Promotion of Economy?and?Trade (PCAPET), an old friend of CPAFFC?and?also a winner of the Award for Contribution to People’s Friendship,?and?his delegation on the morning of May, 31st.
The purpose of visiting China for Mr. Lorenzo Ku this time was to attend the Memorandum signing ceremony of establishing the sister province relationship between Liaoning?and?Batangas. He had made great efforts on establishing relationship of the two provinces. Mr. Lorenzo Ku had ever introduced Fushun?and?Riba, Henan?and?Tarlac to establish sister city (province) relationship as a go-between.
Vice President Hu Sishe thanked Mr. Lorenzo Ku for making efforts on promoting the cause of the friendship between two countries at an advanced age. Vice President Hu said that developing?and?establishing sister city (province) is an important work for us. Entrusted by State Council, CPAFFC is responsible for coordinating?and?overseeing the work of establishing friendship-city relations between China?and?other countries. Until now, it has established 30 pairs of sister city (province) between China?and?the Philippines. The exchanges of the local governments between two countries played an active role in promoting the bilateral relations.
Mr. Lorenzo Ku made an introduction about the work?and?planning on enhancing the bilateral ties. He hoped to continue strengthening the cooperation with CPAFFC.
Both sides also had an in-depth discussion on cooperate programs including household service, aged service, health care?and?etc.
Mr. Zhang Juxiang, Director General of China Service for Friendship?and?Cooperation with Foreign Countries (CSC) of CPAFFC, Mr. Hu Yang, Deputy Director General of CSC, attended the meeting
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A Reception to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Uruguay Held in Beijing
The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) organized a reception in Beijing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Uruguay on May 29th, 2018. Mr. Hao Mingjin,Vice-Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Enrique Iglesias, former Foreign Minister of Uruguayan Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mr. Fernando Lugris, Uruguayan Ambassador to China?and?other personages attended the reception. Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Hao Mingjin had a brief meeting with former Foreign Minister Enrique Iglesias?and?Ambassador Fernando Lugris before the reception.
Vice President Hu Sishe said in his speech, since the establishment of the strategic partnership between China?and?Uruguay in 2016, the bilateral relations had developed rapidly, the willingness for both sides to cooperate had become more?and?more urgent,?and?the friendship between the two peoples had been increasingly deepened. He hoped that both sides should take the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to further push the bilateral ties forward?and?expand the friendly exchanges between the two countries.?
Ambassador Fernando Lugris also expressed in his speech, the relations between Uruguay?and?China have now developed into the best stage, during which both sides kept close contact in various fields, pragmatic cooperation had been increasingly deepened?and?developed. The Uruguayan side appreciated the Chinese side for giving support?and?assistance to them for a long time. He hoped that Uruguay?and?China relations would achieve remarkable results in next 30 years.
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The China-Japan Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Forum Held in Chengdu
On May 28, 2018, the China-Japan Disaster Prevention?and?Mitigation Forum, co-hosted by the CPAFFC, Sichuan Provincial People’s Government?and?Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Governor of Sichuan Province Yin Li, CPAFFC Vice President Song Jingwu, Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan Nikai Toshihiro?and?Vice President of Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN) Yamauchi Takashi attended?and?addressed the forum. Vice Governor of Sichuan Province Zhu Hexin chaired the opening ceremony of the forum. Luo Qiang, Mayor of Chengdu,?and?Zhu Dan, Deputy Director General of Japanese Affairs of the CPAFFC, attended the event.
In his speech, Song Jingwu said that China?and?Japan are close neighbors?and?suffer from frequent occurrences of natural disasters. The two countries face many common problems in reducing the risks of natural disasters. This year marks the 40th anniversary the signing of the Sino-Japanese Peace?and?Friendship Treaty. In this important year, the forum co-hosted by Chinese?and?Japanese sides is of great significance for strengthening local exchanges between China?and?Japan, promoting economic?and?social development between the two countries,?and?enhancing the well-being of the two peoples. He also hoped that China?and?Japan would take the forum as an opportunity to continue the pragmatic cooperation in the fields of disaster prevention?and?mitigation, so as to further contribute to promoting international cooperation in disaster prevention?and?mitigation?and?jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind.
On behalf of the Sichuan provincial government?and?the people of Sichuan, Yin Li expressed gratitude to the Japanese government, Japanese people?and?Nikai Toshihiro for their support?and?assistance to Sichuan in the relief work of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. It is hoped that both China?and?Japan will further deepen scientific?and?technological exchanges?and?cooperation on disaster prevention?and?mitigation, strengthen personnel?and?technical exchanges, establish?and?improve cooperation mechanisms for geological disaster big data platform, disaster monitoring?and?early warning,?and?post-disaster recovery?and?reconstruction, so as to further enhance the ability to cope with major natural disasters.
Nikai Toshihiro said the relationship between the countries is ultimately the relationship between the peoples. Japan?and?China should continue to deepen bilateral relations,?create?a better future,?and?establish a true mutual trust relationship, in order to achieve common development. He hoped that this forum would be an opportunity for Japan?and?China to work together to promote a better future for the two countries.
Yamauchi Takashi said that this year is the 10th anniversary of the 2018 Wenchuan earthquake. In the past decade, the post-earthquake reconstruction has made tremendous progress. The Japanese economic community is willing to share the experience?and?technology in response to natural disasters?and?provide support for Wenchuan's post-disaster reconstruction within its capacity.
Before the forum, Chinese?and?Japanese guests visited the Photo Exhibition of the 10th Anniversary of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake?and?the Disaster Prevention of Japan.
The theme of this forum is "strengthening cooperation in disaster prevention?and?mitigation,?and?building a community with a shared future for mankind." At the forum, Chinese?and?Japanese participants conducted in-depth exchanges?and?discussions on topics such as disaster prevention?and?community construction, emergency response?and?emergency logistics, as well as earthquake-resistance of buildings. More than 240 people from China?and?Japan attended the forum.
Nikai Toshihiro’s visit to China is at the invitation of the CPAFFC.
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Vice President Xie Yuan Meets Peruvian Ambassador to China
Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. Luis Quesada, Peruvian Ambassador to China on May 25th, 2018.
Vice President Xie Yuan said that although two countries are far apart, we enjoy profound friendship. China-Peru relation is at best time. Last year, CPAFFC worked together with Peruvian Embassy in China to hold Peruvian Gastronomy Festival, which achieved good result. This year, CPAFFC would continue to keep close contact?and?cooperation with Peruvian Embassy in China to further promote the friendly exchanges of the two countries in various fields.
Ambassador Luis Quesada said, although separated by vast Pacific Ocean, China?and?Peru relation is as kind as neighbors. The active high-level visits lead the way in promoting the countries' pragmatic cooperation. CPAFFC made remarkable contributions to promote the friendly exchanges of the two countries. He expected to continue to keep close cooperation with CPAFFC to further strengthen the friendly relations during his tenure.
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World Manufacturing Convention Held in Anhui
Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), attended the opening ceremony of World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, Anhui Province?and?delivered a speech on May 25th. President Li Xiaolin announced that CPAFFC would initiate?and?found Senior Consultant Committee on International Cooperation in Advanced Manufacturing Industry in order to promote international cooperation in manufacturing industry.
During in Hefei, President Li Xiaolin met successively with former Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon?and?former German President Wulff.
World Manufacturing Convention was jointly organized by CPAFFC, the People’s Government of Anhui Province (PGAP), Global Alliance of SMEs (GASMEs)?and?United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Over 3000 personages including government officials from different countries, executives from manufacturing enterprises, experts?and?scholars, attended the convention.
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CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi Meets with South African Ambassador to China Dolana Msimang
Mme. Lin Yi, the CPAFFC Vice President, met with H.E. Mr. Dolana Msimang, the South African Ambassador to China on May 23.
Mme. Msimang expressed her sincere appreciation to the CPAFFC for promoting South Africa-China friendship?and?enhancing two countries’ goodwill exchanges over the past years, especially thanks to the CPAFFC for hosting the reception in celebration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Africa?and?China,?and?said the CPAFFC’s role?and?function are of great importance to embassies in China, with the South African embassy included.
Mme. Lin said that this year marks the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China?and?South Africa?and?will also witness the FOCAC Beijing Summit, so it is an important year in China-South Africa?and?China-Africa cooperation. The CPAFFC will continue its close cooperation with the embassy?and?work together to deepen mutual understanding?and?friendship between the Chinese?and?African peoples?and?promote China-Africa friendly?and?pragmatic cooperation.
Both sides also exchanged views on South Africa Development Community.
Mr. Li Hai, Deputy Director General of Afro-Asian Affairs Department, was present at the meeting.
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