China-Oman Business Dialogues Held in Shanghai and Guangzhou
?During a recent visit of the Omani Entrepreneurs’ Delegation to China organized by the Oman Chamber of Commerce?and?Industry (OCCI), the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) held the China Oman Business Dialogue in Shanghai?and?Guangzhou respectively, building a platform for enterprises from both countries to further bilateral economic?and?trade cooperation.
On the morning of May 16th, co-sponsored by the CPAFFC, Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Shanghai Sub-Council, China Chamber of International Commerce Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai Federation of Industry & Commerce?and?OCCI, China Oman Business Dialogue was held at Intercontinental Shanghai Ruijin Hotel. Nearly 130 entrepreneurs from China?and?Oman attended the meeting. On the afternoon of May 18th, co-organized by the CPAFFC, Guangdong People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Guangdong Council for the Development Promotion of Small?and?Medium Enterprises, Guangdong Federation of Industry & Commerce, CCPIT Guangdong?and?OCCI, the Guangdong-Oman Economic?and?Investment Meeting was held at Guangzhou White Swan Hotel. Around 180 entrepreneurs from Guangdong Province?and?Oman participated in the meeting.
B2B talks were arranged at the activities between entrepreneurs from varied fields such as trade, health care, education, food, finance, real estate, port services, transportation, oil,?and?gas etc.
Turkey-China Friendship Association Delegation Visits China
At the invitation of the CPAFFC, Mr. Kemal Baytas, Chairman of the Turkey-China Friendship Association, led a 10-member delegation to visit Beijing, Heilongjiang Province, Suzhou City of Jiangsu Province?and?Shanghai from May 7 to 15, 2016. During their stay in China, CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi, Vice Governor of Heilongjiang Province Hu Yafeng,?and?Vice President of Shanghai People’s Friendship Association Jing Ying met with?or?hosted banquet for the delegation. Besides, Mayor of Dongcheng District of Beijing Li Xiaozhong met?and?signed an MOU on exchanges with Mayor of Cankaya of Ankara Alper Tasdelen.
The delegation of Armenia-China Friendship Organizations visits China
A 5-member delegation of Armenia-China Friendship organizations, headed by Vice Minister of the Ministry of culture of Armenia, Mr.Ter-vardanyan, paid a visit to Beijing?and?Xian from May 8 to 14 at the invitation of CPAFFC. ?
During their visit, the delegation met?and?dined with Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC. ?They also participated in the grand opening ceremony of 2016 Silk Road International Expo?and?the 20th Investment & Trade Forum for Cooperation between East & West China in Xian.
The visit opened a new chapter in deepening non-governmental exchange?and?humanistic cooperation between China?and?Armenia.
Vice President Song Jingwu Meets with New Ambassador of Tajikistan Mr. Davlatzoda
On May 13th, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, met with Mr. Parviz Davlatzoda, the new Ambassador of Tajikistan to China.?
Mr. Song extended gratitude to Mr. Davlatzoda for The support of the Embassy to CPAFFC over the years?and?indicated that the CPAFFC will work with the Tajikistan side to further promote bilateral exchanges?and?cooperation between people-to-people friendship organizations?and?local governments. Mr. Song hoped that Mr. Davlatzoda can support the cause of people-to-people friendship between China?and?the Tajikistan in the future.?
Mr. Davlatzoda spoke highly of CPAFFC’s contribution in bilateral relations as well as CPAFFC’s unique role in promoting friendship-city relations?and?local government cooperation. The Embassy will keep close contact with CPAFFC to carry on?and?develop the traditional friendship between the two countries during his term.?
Mrs. Hu Chunmei, Associated Counsel of the Department of European?and?Asian Affairs, Secretary General of China Central Asia Friendship Association attended the meeting.
Vice President Song Jingwu Meets with Mr. Vicenzo Scotti, Former Italian Foreign Minister and President of Italy Link Campus University
At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. Vicenzo Scotti, former Italian Foreign Minister?and?President of Italy Link Campus University visited China?and?attended the Belt?and?Road Ecological Agriculture?and?Food Security Forum held in Xi’an Province on May 12th, 2016. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC met with the delegation.
Vice President Song extended warm welcome to President Vicenzo Scotti’ visit?and?made a brief introduction on the function of CPAFFC. Vice President Song hoped to build more pragmatic cooperation projects for the two countries through the visit of the delegation. President Vicenzo Scotti said that the Belt?and?Road is a strategic design with great significance. The countries in Europe, especially in Mediterranean should participate in the project. He also expressed that the local governments?and?the universities play an important role in the countries’ cooperation. The Link Campus University would?like?to actively develop pragmatic programs with CPAFFC?and?enhance the exchanges between the two countries’ local governments?and?the universities, which creates win-win situation for China-Italy cooperation.
Mr. Shen Xin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of European?and?Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.
Vice President Song Jingwu Meets with Armenian Friendly Organizations Delegation
At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, met with the Armenian friendly organizations delegation on May 10th, 2016. The delegation led by Mr. Ter-Vardanyan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, attended the 2016 Silk Road International Expositon & the 20th China East-West Cooperation?and?Investment Trade Fair. The members of the delegation come from the Armenian Foreign Cultural Cooperation Association, Armenia-China Friendly Groups and?Armenia-China Bridge Association, etc..
Vice President Song made a brief introduction on the basic function of CPAFFC. Vice Minister Ter-Vardanyan thanked CPAFFC for inviting them to attend the 2016 Silk Road International Expositon and?the 20th Investment & Trade Forum for Cooperation between East & West. The both sides also had a discussion on further strengthening the exchanges?and?cooperation between the friendly organizations of the two countries.
Mrs. Hu Chunmei, Vice Counsel of the Department of European?and?Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting .
Vice President Song Jingwu Meets with Japan-China Culture Exchange Association Delegation
At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Japan-China Culture Exchange Association (JCCEA) delegation led by Mrs. KURIHARA KOMAKI, the Vice President of JCCEA?and?the Japanese famous performaning artist, visited Beijing, Yangzhou, Shanghai?and?other places from May 9 to 13.
On the afternoon of May 9, Vice President Song Jingwu met with the delegation in CPAFFC?and?extended his warm welcome to them. He also offered his congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the founding of JCCEA. Vice President Song said that JCCEA had made important contributions to promoting the culture exchange between China?and?Japan, as well as the stable development of Chinese-Japanese relations, since it was established. At present, the bilateral ties are in the crucial period for further improving, which needs people-to-people friendly personages to jointly make efforts?and?continuously strengthen the social?and?public support. CPAFFC?and?China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA) would?like?to work together with JCCEA to strengthen the China-Japan culture exchange, enhance the understanding?and?friendship between the two countries’ people,?and?promote the friendly cause development continuously.?
Mrs. KURIHARA KOMAKI thanked Vice President Song for taking his time to meet them. She said that JCCEA had experienced the 60 years’ glory under the cooperation with CPAFFC?and?other Chinese organizations?and?had made contributions to China-Japan cultural?and?educational exchanges. She also expressed that they would?like?to take the 60th anniversary as an opportunity to continuously develop the cultural exchanges?and?make unremitting efforts on the two countries’ friendship.
During the delegation’s stay in China, they also visited Yangzhou, Jiangsu province to attend the departure ceremony of transporting the statue of New JIANZHEN Master to Japan by sea.
Vice President Song Jingwu Meets with League of Portugal-China Lasting Friendship Delegation
Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with General José Luís Pinto Ramalho, Chairman of ?the League of Portugal-China Lasting Friendship(LPCLF), on 10th May, 2016.
Chairman José Luís Pinto Ramalho said that this year marks the 25th anniversary of LPCLF. CPAFFC?and?LPCLF had been keeping regular exchanges?and?visits since the two organizations established the relationship. At the invitation of CPAFFC this time, LPCLF aims to further promote Portugal-China friendly exchanges?and?discusses the cooperative prospec with CPAFFC. He hoped that the two organizations should strengthen the cooperation between the entrepreneurs?and?the youth in the future.
Vice President Song spoke highly of the contributions made by the previous leaders of LPCLF for the cause of China-Portugal people-to-people friendship. He said that Chairman José Luís Pinto Ramalho visiting China this time means the continuous of ?the friendly exchanges of the two organizations for over 20 years. Vice President Song hoped,as one of the important partners in Portugal,LPCLF could provide continuous support?and?assistance for the exchanges?and?cooperation in different fields?and?sectors between the two countries.
Mr. José Manuel da Veiga Testos, Vice Chairman of LPCLF, Mr. Lv Hongwei, Deputy Director-General of the Department of European?and?Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, etc., attended the meeting.
Exhibition of Four French Photographers Held in Capital Library of China
The Exhibition of Four French Photographers, jointly sponsored by the CPAFFC, the Capital Library of China, the Photographic Federation of France,?and?the French-Chinese Economic, Culture?and?Education Exchanges Association, opens at the Capital Library of China on May 6, 2016.
The Photographic Federation of France is a professional association of photographers in France, whose members are all world-renowned artists. The exhibition includes works by Pholippe Litzler, editor-in-chief of French Photography magazine, Florence Notte, who has held a solo photo exhibition Yunnan Impression in France,?and?the other two photographers who also have won many titles in world photography contests. They care about public welfare?and?charitable undertakings,?and?enthusiastic about participating in ?activities of cultural exchanges?and?dialogues. The exhibition presents 66 photos, covering recent winners, latest works?and?those taken in China.?
CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe, Secretary General of CPC Committee of the Capital Library of China Xiao Weiping, President of the French-Chinese Economic, Culture?and?Education Exchanges Association Duan Lisheng,?and?Florence Notte spoke at the opening ceremony respectively,?and?the Chinese Photographers Association, French Alliance from the French cultural Center?and?other relevant agencies were represented at the opening ceremony. Xinhua News Agency, China Radio International, the People's Daily?and?other a dozen of media reported the event. Audience such as amateur photographers,?and?people who are interested in French culture, totaling about 50, also attended the opening ceremony. The exhibition will be open to the public until May 10.
Vice President Song Jingwu Attends “Move Next, China- Germany Youth Dialogue”
“Move Next, China-Germany Youth Dialogue” was held jointly by the CPAFFC?and?BMW Group in Ullens Center for Contemporary Art of the Dashanzi Art District on 6th, May 2016. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC), Mr, Olaf Kastner, the President?and?CEO of the Greater China of BMW Group, Mr. Thomas Becker, Vice President of Governmental Affairs of BMW Group, Mr. Adam Mutwil, Counsellor(transportation) of the Embassy of Germany in China, attended the activity?and?delivered ?speeches respectively. More than 60 students, professors?and?scholars from China?and?Germany were present in this dialogue?and?visited the exhibition of the BMW.
Vice President Song spoke highly of the social responsibilities practiced by the BMW Group in China for many years. He hoped that the youth could be stimulated to think about the way to travel?and?their social responsibilities in future?and?strengthen the exchanges through this dialogue.
President Olaf Kastner said, this year marks the 100th anniversary for BMW Group. As a German automobile enterprise rooted in China, BMW Group has been developing with a prospective idea. He hoped to build a high-end exchanges platform for the two countries’ youth.
"Move Next, China-Germany Youth Dialogue" is one of the series activities of the 2016 China-Germany youth exchanges year. The youth of the two countries developed a positive discussion on the factors influenced the resources to travel, urbanization?and?lifestyle,?and?they also gave many creative suggestions from the views of the commerce model, social responsibilities?and?transportation means in future.