An Opening Ceremony of Mr. Zhou Enlai, Memorial Exhibition held in Miyako Messe, Kyoto
As 98 years before, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai wrote a poetry about Arashiyama’s springtime, that “The second time I tour the Hill, on both sides of which grows thickly green pines,?Among which cherry trees are interspersed...”.
The year 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of the?normalization?of?diplomatic?relations?of China?and?Japan. On March 27, 2017, an opening ceremony of Mr. Zhou Enlai,?memorial exhibition was held in Miyako Messe, Kyoto.
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At?July?1917,Zhou?went?to?Japan??for?further?studies, when he was 19. During his 2 years of student life in Japan, Young Zhou had deeply enchanted with Japanese landscape?and?culture, in particular, the nature beauty in Kyoto. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, through his superb wisdom?and?diplomatic technique, premier Zhou Enlai had taken all effective measures, such as putting people to people exchanges first,?and?to promote the official decisions. He overcame all sorts of difficulties,?and?pushed forward the relationship of China?and?Japan. With all remitting efforts of premier Zhou Enlai, the normalization of diplomatic relations finally realized between China?and?Japan in 1972.
In Japanese’s eyes, premier Zhou is one of the greatest politicians of the modern world, because of his personalities, such as trusted, intelligent?and?perceptivity. Moreover, premier Zhou was renowned for his contributions of promoting?and?maintaining the peace?and?relationship between China?and?Asian countries. He is also the one who made great contributions to the diplomatic relations establishment?and?the friendly relationship between China?and?Japan.
The exhibition of the 100th anniversary of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai’s birth was focused on producing CCTV documentary-100th anniversary of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. The exhibition displayed vast precious collections, such as the inscriptions of china?and?oversea personages, paintings?and calligraphy photography works?and?historical data. Exhibits including the inscriptions?and?photos from Nakasone Yasuhiro, Norodom Sihanouk, Henry Alfred Kissinger,?Ikeda Daisaku, Nikaid Susumu, Tanaka?Makiko,Liao?Chengzhi,?Zhao?Puchu,?Sun?Pinghua, Lin Liyun, Okazaki Kaheita,?and?other international dignitaries. The famous calligrapher?and?painter-Guan Shanyue, Ouyang Zhongshi, Shen Peng, Li Duo?and?Li Qi also created some calligraphy?and?paintings for premier Zhou. The original photo-《Zhou Enlai in deep throught 》was created by famous Italy photographer Giorgio Lotti, was displayed on this exhibition.?
In the exhibition of premier Zhou memorial exhibition, almost all exhibits are original copies, which have great historical value?and?artistic value. Exhibition was showed in 5 sections. There were notice, fair, honest, love?and?peace.
The exhibition was displayed in Tokyo?and?Nagano in November 2015?and?April 2016, which stirred up wide appreciation among visitors.?
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Vice present Hu Sishe Meets with Mr.Yukio Hatoyama, Former Prime Minister of Japan
Vice present Hu Sishe met with former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr.Yukio Hatoyama in the afternoon on March 27 in Kyoto, while attending three events including the large-scale relics touring exhibition: A Legacy?and?Marvel Perfected over Three Millennia, Chinese?and?Japanese Calligraphy Masterpieces Exhibition,?and?Memorial Exhibition for Premier Zhou Enlai.
At first, Vice President Hu Sishe conveyed President Li Xiaolin’s greetings to Mr.Yukio Hatoyama,?and?gave sincere appreciation for the support that Mr. Yukio Hatoyama gave to the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). Also, Mr.Hu Sishe said that China?and?Japan are geographically close while sharing the culture?and?history traced from the same origin, which makes the friendship between China?and?Japan last over 2000 years. This time, while holding activities at Kyoto, a place that connected tightly with Chinese culture, it is no doubt that these events will deepen further cooperation?and?communication in the cultural sector for China?and?Japan. ?
Mr. Hatoyama has always been showing his concern on the cultural exchanges?and?fusion in the East Asian area. He said that China?and?Japan share culture that traced from the same origin, in another words, Japanese culture rooted in China. Culture, is one of the most significant topics in this era. We are now living in a society?where?commercialization?and?information developed rapidly, it is meaningful for people to discover the depth of culture?and?the worth of the classics. For these exhibitions held by CPAFFC, it is not only significant for the cultural exchanges between China?and?Japan, but also significant for showing modern people the beauty of history. Mr. Hatoyama hoped that more excellent exhibitions?like?these will be held in Japan. While the culture is connecting Japan?and?China together, there is going to be more cooperation,?and?less divergence, letting more love?and?peace blending into the communication between China?and?Japan. ? ?
Reception in Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of China-Madagascar Diplomatic Relations Held in Beijing
On March 27th, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?the Embassy of Madagascar in Beijing jointly held a reception in celebration of the 45th Anniversary of China-Madagascar Diplomatic Relations. Mr. Qiangba Puncog, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of Madagascar, attended the reception?and?delivered speeches respectively. Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, Mme. Yang Xiaorong, Chinese Ambassador to Madagascar, Major General Yi Shuqiang, Political Commissar of College of Defense Studies, together with about 100 people, including the delegation from Madagascar, diplomats from the Embassy of Madagascar,?and?representatives from all sectors attended the reception. The reception was hosted by Mme. Lin Yi, Vice-President of CPAFFC.
Vice Chairman Qiangba Puncog said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Madagascar 45 years ago, both countries have always been sincere friends?and?enjoyed equal treatment?and?mutual respect, shared mutual understanding?and?support on issues concerning each other's core interests?and?major concerns. ?China?and?Madagascar have become true friends, good partners?and?real brothers. The two sides enjoy fruitful results in bilateral cooperation?and?profound friendship between the two peoples. At present, the two countries share a lot in the integration of developing strategies?and?should cherish traditional friendship, enhance political mutual trust, deepen concrete cooperation to promote the comprehensive cooperative partnership for further development.
President Hery said that Madagascar?and?China enjoy a long-standing friendship. The two sides have always showed mutual respect, understanding?and?trust, upheld the principle of mutual benefit?and?win-win result, maintained solid?and?enduring bilateral relations?and?achieved fruitful outcomes of cooperation in various fields. The assistance for infrastructure construction?and?the medical team sent by Chinese government bear great significance to the social?and?economic development of Madagascar. Madagascar supports China’s "Belt?and?Road" initiative?and?would?like?to, together with China, further enhance the bilateral cooperation?and?bring benefits to the two peoples.?
Vice Chairman Qiangba Puncog?and?President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Mme. Li Xiaolin?and?Mme. Béatrice Attalah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar, unveiled the Commemorative Cover for the establishment of diplomatic relations. The two sides held a brief meeting before the reception.
Vice President Xie Yuan Attending Flying Tiger C-47 Dedication Ceremony
C-47 Dedication Ceremony was held at the Flying Tigers Guilin Heritage Park on March 25, 2017. Vice President Xie Yuan of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Director General Zhang Jianqing of the Overseas Department of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, Secretary Zhao Leqin of CPC Guilin Municipal Committee, Chairman James Whitehead of the Flying Tigers Historical Organization(FTHO), FTHO President Larry Jobe, FTHO Honorary Chair Florence Fang, U.S. Consul General Charles Bennett to Guangzhou, U.S. Air Force Attache Colonel Mark Swentkofske from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing?and?General Claire Lee Chennault’s granddaughter Nell Calloway were among the over 300 Chinese?and?U.S. guests participating in the event.
Vice President Xie read the message delivered by Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong, in which she extended her sincere welcome?and?best wishes to the family of General Claire Lee Chennault, Flying Tiger veterans?and?their families, members of Flying Tigers Historical Organization?and?people from all walks of life in the U.S. who have dedicated themselves to China-U.S. friendship. She also offered her warm congratulations on the dedication of the C-47 to Guilin, its last place of residence. She said, this year marks the 45th anniversary of the issuance of the Shanghai Communique. History exemplifies that a sound China-U.S. relationship serves the common good of peoples from both countries?and?around the world. She also expected more ordinary participants to commit themselves to promoting China-U.S. friendship with enthusiasm for the benefit of peoples of both countries,?and?peace?and?prosperity of the whole world.
FTHO President Larry Jobe touched the hearts of the audience by narrating every detail of the Hump Flight Reenactment. He said, this flight has three purposes: one, promote friendship?and?understanding between people?and?nations; two, honor the people who have saved the world from a brutal enemy;?and?three, record history so future generations will know what transpired here. He also thanked the CPAFFC?and?Lingui District Government for their strong supports, hoping the display of the C-47 at the Flying Tigers Guilin Heritage Park will help more people from both China?and?the U.S. remember the history about China?and?the U.S. being allies during the World War II.
C-47 was the major type of cargo planes used in the Hump Flight by the Flying Tigers in the World War II. The CPAFFC?and?FTHO started working on the Hump Flight Reenactment in early 2015. In October 2015, the FTHO purchased a C-47 in Australia, which served in the World War II. After restoration, the plane took off from Bathurst, Australia, on August 15, 2016. After making stopovers at airports in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand?and?Burma, it finally landed at Guilin Liangjiang Airport on November 19, 2016, drawing a wonderful conclusion to the Reenactment.
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Deputy Director-general Zhang Ruoning Attends the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Holland Flowers Tulip Cultural Month
On March 25th, Deputy Director-General Zhang Ruoning of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) attended the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Holland Flowers Tulip Cultural Month held in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. President Henk Kool of Friendship Association the Netherlands-China (VNC),Mr Wang Rong, member of standing committee of Yancheng Municipal committee of the CPC?and?secretary of the Dafeng district Party committee,?and?guests from home?and?abroad attended the event.
Deputy Director-General Zhang Ruoning?and?President Henk Kool unveiled the Sino-Dutch Cultural Exchange Center. In the following press conference, Deputy Director-General Zhang Ruoning delivered a speech?and?expressed the CPAFFC’s willingness to serve the development strategies of the China’s local governments,?and?help them conduct multi-tiered friendly exchanges?and?practical cooperation with foreign countries in various fields?and?through diverse channels, so as to strengthen people-to-people bond,?and?realise cultural mutual learning?and?win-win progress.?
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Vice President Song Jingwu Attends Welcoming Reception for 2017 First batch of Japanese College Students
The welcoming reception for 2017 first batch of Japanese college students was held in Beijing on March 24. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. SAKAI TETSUO, Vice President of Japan-China Friendship Association (JCFA)?and?team leader of the delegation, attended the reception?and?delivered speeches respectively.
At the reception, Vice President Song Jingwu said, friendship, which derives from close contact between the people. The continuous development of Sino-Japanese friendship is inseparable from the active support?and?extensive participation from the two peoples, especially the teenagers of the two countries. He stressed that as this year marks the 45th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations, the Chinese side made well-designed arrangement for delegations to China including the inspection Chinese history?and?social situation, the friendly exchanges with Chinese college students?and?Go enthusiasts, which contributed to learning about more objective, true?and?friendly China for Japanese teenagers.
JCFA Vice President SAKAI TETSUO thanked the Chinese side for warm reception?and?careful arrangement. He said that promotion the exchange of the people-to-people between China?and?Japan in the 21st century only by increasing the opportunities of interpersonal dialogue, especially the exchanges of the teenagers of the two countries. He expressed that Japanese college students would be looking forward to this visit,?and?believed that this visit would become a successful journey to exchange for themselves.
Chinese college students from universities of Beijing also attended the reception?and?communicated with Japanese college students on that day. Moreover, the two countries’ college students performed wonderful performances. The delegation was dispatched by JCFA, 99 college students came from 53 Japan universities. It is the first time for most of them to visit China. Besides Beijing, the delegation will also visit Shandong, Shanghai?and?other places to develop friendly exchanges with local college students during in China.
An Opening Ceremony of A Large-Scale Relics Touring Exhibition of Chinese Characters: A Legacy and Marvel Perfected Over Three Millennia Held in Kyoto
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, the large-scale relics touring exhibition of Chinese characters: A Legacy?and?Marvel Perfected over Three Millennia was held in Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art on March 24. Mr.Hu Sishe, Vice President of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC), Mr. Li Tianran, Chinese Consul General in Osaka, Mr. Yamauchi Shuji, Deputy Governor of Kyoto, Mr. Takeuchi Koichi, Permanent Member of Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, Mr. Nakano Akira, Senior Director of Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, Mr. Shiranish Shinyichirou, Director-General of Japan-China Society, Mr.Qi Gaoquan, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Cultural Relics of Shaanxi province, Mr.Shioe Kozo, Director of Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art,?and?also, around 300 personages?and?amateurs ?from cultural?and?business sectors from China?and?Japan attended the opening ceremony.
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The exhibition of Chinese Characters: A Legacy?and?Marvel Perfected Over Three Millennia was host by Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Art Exhibition China (AEC),?and?China International Cultural Association (CICA). The exhibition was arranged by China Friendship International Art Exchange Association (CFIAEA)?and?Japan KOUZAN Fine-Arts Company (JKFAC). Over 114 pieces of exhibits from 17 relics?and?museum units of 6 provinces?and?cities in China were displayed this time. Among the 114 items, 22 pieces are ranked as national first-class cultural relics.?
Vice-President Hu Sishe said in his speech that, since the Touring Exhibition: A Legacy?and?Marvel Perfected Over Three Millennia started in Tokyo last October, the unique beauty of Chinese characters has attracted many visitors,?and?received favorable appraises from personages?and?amateurs from cultural sectors in both China?and?Japan. Data shows that around 88000 visitors came around during the 40-day exhibition period. We would say that the exhibition could be considered as a great event for Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges in recent years; also, it became as a “golden bridge” that helps to strengthen understanding?and?deepen friendship between China?and?Japan. The Touring Exhibition: A Legacy?and?Marvel Perfected Over Three Millennia was the first systematic relics exhibition of Chinese characters held in Japan. It is a powerful attempt using Chinese Characters as media for promoting friendship between China?and?Japan. The year of 2017 is the 45th anniversary to commemorate the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relationship. Also, Kyoto received the honor as the Culture City of East Asia in 2017. We believe that it is going to be a good opportunity to bring greater effect?and?gains for this event. This event is also going to be a significant?and?profound one during the history of Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Consul General Li Tianran said in his speech that, during the three thousand years of evolution, Chinese characters always retain its energy?and?spirit. For nearly two thousand years, China?and?Japan developed its own culture founded by Chinese characters, gradually becoming invisible East Asian spirit in the world cultural sector. The Japanese language which was originated from Chinese, made its way to enrich the Chinese language by adding more vocabularies?and?contents. Kyoto is one of the most friendly cities communicating with China. It is sure that this event can be a vital platform for strengthening mutual communication?and?friendship between China?and?Japan. China?and?Japan are geographically close, in this way, the friendship between these two countries is not only significant for them own, but also favorable for the whole region. Mr. Li said that this year is the 45th anniversary to commemorate the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relationship. The Chinese Consulate General in Osaka will organize series of relating communication activities this year,?and?hope personages from all fields can devote themselves for creating more platforms for communication. ? ? ? ? ?
Mr. Takeuchi Koichi said in his speech that China?and?Japan share the culture of Chinese character,?and?it means a lot to both of them. The Chinese character is not only a symbol for language communication, but also as a tie that connecting the cultural communication between China, Japan,?and?other East Asian countries. Visual arts?like?calligraphy?and?seal cutting that were derived from Chinese characters are also favorable among folks from China, Japan,?and?other countries. He hoped that this exhibition can deepen Japanese people’s understanding?and?fondness for Chinese characters, in this way, promoting the cultural exchanges?and?friendship between China?and?Japan. ??
Mr.Qi Gaoquan said in his speech that, Chinese character is one of the languages that being used by the largest amount of people for longest period within broadest region. The creation?and?application of Chinese character not only promote the development of Chinese culture, but also have great impacts worldwide. In the long history, it is only the Chinese character that is still being used after thousand years. Also, as the media for cultural exchanges?and?communication, Chinese characters witness the cultural exchanges between China?and?Japan. We believe that after this exhibition, more?and?more Japanese will discover the beauty of Chinese character in this way. It will deepen understanding between Chinese?and?Japanese people. ?
In addition, Mr. Shioe Kozo made his speech by reading the congratulatory letter from Mr. Monkawa Oku, mayor of Kyoto. He wished that this event would be a great success. Also, Mr. Yamauchi Shuji gave recognition on this event,?and?expressed his thanks for all personages that keep promoting the friendship between China?and?Japan.
This exhibition started from three dimensions that are the history of Chinese characters, the beauty of Chinese characters,?and?the profound impacts of Chinese Character. It gave the chance for visitors to see?and?appreciate precious relics in close range. Hope visitors can focus more on the charm?and?grace of Chinese characters which are displayed in different styles. Last but not least, the exhibition period is from March 24 to April 21, 2017 in Tokyo.?
Vice President Lin Yi Attends the Events Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Sri Lanka
At the invitation of the Association for China-Sri Lanka Social?and?Cultural Cooperation, Vice President Lin Yi led a delegation to vist Sri Lanka for the events marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Sri Lanka (including the Commemorative Ceremony?and?Forum of the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka?and?China as well as China-Sri Lanka Women Friendship Forum). Representatives from local associations for friendship with foreign countries?and?local women federations in Beijing, Shandong, Zhejing, Fujian, Shanxi, Dongguan?and?Yunnan attended the events. Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of Sri Lanka, Chandima Weerakkody, Petroliam Resources Minister of Sri lanka, Chandrani Senaratna, Secretary to the Ministry of Women?and?Child Affairs of Sri Lanka?and?Anoop Bhattarai, President of Organization for South Asian Regional Friendship?and?Cooperation with China attended relative events. During the events, the official web site of ASLCACC was released. ?