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On October 19, the 2019 Tang Xianzu Theatre Festival & International Theater Exchange Month (Tang Xianzu Festival), jointly held by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), People’s Government of Jiangxi Province?and?the China Theatre Association, saw its grand opening in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province. Mme. Li Bin, Vice Chairwoman of the CPPCC, Mr. Yao Zengke, Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of the CPAFFC, Mr. Wang Xiaoying, Vice President of the China Theatre Association, Mr. Xiao Yi, Vice Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the CPPCC?and?Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC, H.E. Mr. Teshome Toga, Ethiopian Ambassador to China, Mr. Eduardo Escribano, Counsellor of Spanish Embassy in China?and?Mme. Jo Hawley, British Consul General in Guangzhou attended the opening ceremony?and?delivered speeches. H.E. Mme. Winnie N. Chibesakunda, Zambian Ambassador to China, Mme. Ivana Grollová, Minister Counsellor?and?Deputy Head of Mission of Czech Embassy in China, Jamie Fouss, US Consul General in Wuhan?and?other foreign diplomats as well as delegations sent from Shakespeare's hometown of British Stratford District, Livingstone City of Zambia?and?U.S. Sister Cities International, along with more than 300 representatives from home?and?abroad, also attended the opening ceremony. Vice Governor of Jiangxi Province Mme. Wu Zhongqiong moderated the ceremony. Vice Chairwoman Mme. Li Bin delivered a speech on the opening ceremony Vice Chairwoman Mme. Li Bin stressed in her speech that from the joint commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of playwrights Tang Xianzu, Shakespeare as well as Cervantes, to the annual Tang Xianzu Festival, Tang Xianzu theatre culture has gradually expanded nationwide?and?worldwide, becoming one of hallmarks of Chinese traditional culture?and?a name card for foreign cultural exchanges of Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province?and?even of China. By this platform, which helps China open dialogues with the world by theatre?and?showcases Chinese culture’s aesthetics, we can continuously promote cultural exchanges?and?mutual learning between China?and?foreign countries?and?enhance Chinese people’s friendship with foreign countries. Vice President Mme. Lin Yi delivered a speech on the opening ceremony Vice President Mme. Lin Yi pointed out that the CPAFFC will make efforts to further Fuzhou City’s exchanges with British Stratford Distrct?and?Spanish Alcala City so as to foster economic?and?cultural cooperation among the three theatre masters, Tang Xianzu, Shakespeare?and?Cervantes’ hometowns, to deepen exchanges?and?mutual understanding between Chinese?and?foreign people,?and?to embrace the bright prospect of a community with a shared future for mankind together. H.E. Mr. Teshome Toga delivered a speech on the opening ceremony H.E. Mr. Teshome Toga expressed that by exchanges?and?mutual learning, we can explore others’ cultures, traditions, customs?and?languages, opening our horizons?and?strengthening our understanding of different societies?and?tolerance of others’ cultures, which promotes inter-cultural dialogues among countries, world peace?and?common development. It is in my hope that Tang Xianzu Festival will continuously play the role as a window for culture promotion?and?cooperation?and?that friendship provinces?and?cities shall have more exchanges?and?cooperation. Opening ceremony?and?parade of Tang Xianzu Festival The opening ceremony consisted of cultural?and?art performance?and?Chinese?and?foreign theatre parade, which included U.K.?and?Spain’s performances as well as domestic ones with strong local?or?national characteristics. It is also the first time for Tang Xianzu Festival’s opening ceremony that it connected to the Peony Pavilion in British Stratford?and?in Russian Perm City by converged media on site. This year witnesses the fourth year of Tang Xianzu Festival, starting from October 19th to the end of November. It organizes eleven main events this year, among which are Tang Xianzu International Academic Symposium, Chinese?and?Foreign Classic Theatre Performances, Jiangxi Tour for Foreign Diplomats?and?Experts in China, China?and?U.K. Week of Culture?and?Tourism. Excerpt of Media Coverage: CCTV1 (XINWEN LIANBO), CCTV13 (MIDNIGHT NEWS), CCTV4 (CHINESE NEWS)?and?other reports XINHUA NEWS GUANGMING ONLINE CHINA NEWS CHINA DAILY TENCENT? Photographed by Li Yong

On Oct 18, H.E. Arken Imirbaki, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress (NPC) , met with H.E. Mohamed Al-Dehaimi, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the PRC, at CPAFFC. H.E. Arken Imirbaki expressed warm welcome to H.E. Mohamed Al-Dehaimi for his assumption of office in China?and?thanked him for his congratulation letter on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. Nowadays, Chinese people are closely uniting around the CPC Central Committee with General Secretary Xi Jinping as the core?and?striving to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. China attaches great importance to developing strategic partnership with Qatar. We are willing to work jointly with the Qatari side to implement the important consensus reached by leaders of the two countries?and?deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields within the framework of co-construction of the “Belt?and?Road”. H.E. Arken Imirbaki hoped the new ambassador could continue to support China-Qatar friendly relations?and?push our strategic partnership to a new level. H.E. Mohamed Al-Dehaimi thanked H.E. Arken Imirbaki for taking time to meet him. He said that Qatar values its relations with China?and?supports the “Belt?and?Road” Initiatives proposed by China. Qatar would?like?to carry out all-round cooperation in various areas with China, including to increase investment in China?and?enhance personnel exchanges. Qatar Embassy in China will continue to support all friendly activities?and?make concerted effort with the ?Chinese side as always to make positive contribution to bilateral ?friendly exchanges. CPAFFC Vice President Mme. Lin Yi also attended the meeting. Photographed by Gong Xu

Vice president Xie Yuan met with Asha Varghese, president of Caterpillar Foundation on October 16, 2019. Vice president Xie congratulated President Varghese for her new position,?and?gave a brief introduction on the major work of CPAFFC. As Caterpillar Foundation?and?CPAFFC share similar goals, Xie hoped that the two organizations could further deepen cooperation so as to make joint efforts in driving forward the global sustainable development. President Varghese expressed sincere gratitude to CPAFFC for the support given to the work of Caterpillar Foundation in China. In order to better facilitate China’s poverty alleviation strategy, the Foundation plans to adjust their future work prioties, by investing more on projects such as poverty elimination through education?and?natural infrastructure construction, so as to build more resilient communities to help with China’s poverty alleviation goal. Photographed by Zhang Yang

On October 14, at the invitation of the Tanzanian Embassy in China, the CPAFFC Vice President Mme. Lin Yi attended the commemoration of "Nyerere Day in China"?and?addressed the opening ceremony. The event was hosted by the Tanzanian Embassy in China?and?co-organized by Center for African Studies at Peking University. Hon. Mizengo Pinda, former Prime Minister of Tanzania, H.E. Mbelwa Kairuki, the Tanzanian Ambassador to China,?and?H.E. Hao Ping, President of Peking University were present.? In her speech, Mme. Lin Yi pointed out that Nyerere is both a good?and?old friend familiar to the Chinese people. He is also the founder?and?pioneer of China-Tanzania relations. Based on the solid foundation of the traditional friendship, which was laid by Nyerere?and?the older generation of the Chinese leaders, the CPAFFC has worked actively, through mechanism?like?China-Africa Friendship Award, Forum on China Africa Local Governmet Cooperation?and?China Africa Friendship Organizations Leaders Meeting, to deepen?and?expand people-to-people friendship with Tanzania?and?Africa at large in areas of culture, youth, vocational training?and?charity etc,. It is hoped that the youth will actively engage in the cause of people-to-people diplomacy, so as to rejuvenate the traditional friendship between China?and?Tanzania, China?and?Africa,?and?also make new contributions to building an even stronger China-Africa community with a shared future. photographed by Peking University

From Sep. 22 to 30, the 4th China-Germany-India Young Leaders’ Exchange Program, sponsored by Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC)?and?organized by Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(SIFA), was successfully held in Chengdu. Participants of this program included 7 Chinese students from Chengdu University，7 people from Germany State Sport Association in North Rhine Westphalia?and?an observer delegation of 2 members from National Youth Development Agency of South Africa (NYDA).(Delegation from India was unable to?join?the program due to some emergencies.) In the program, young people from China, Germany?and?South Africa learned about China's economic?and?social development, experienced local customs,?and?shared their thoughts about values on society, family?and?friends. They enhanced mutual understanding?and?developed friendship through topic discussions, Chinese traditional culture lessons, collective investigation tasks?and?sports activities.? The China-Germany-India Young Leaders’ Exchange Program is co-sponsored by CPAFFC, State Sport Association in North Rhine Westphalia from Germany?and?Friends of China Association from India. It has been successfully held for 3 terms since 2009. Each term lasts for 3 years, within which relative exchange activities are organized once in China, Germany?and?India respectively. Photographed by Liu Lu

On September 27th, Vice President Hu Sishe Meets with Mr. Zhi Fai Guan, president of Norwegian Association of Overseas Cantonese who came to China for celebration activities relevant with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC.? President Hu extended welcome to Mr. Guan’s visit to CPAFFC. He appreciated the deeds made by Norwegian Association of Overseas Cantonese for friendly exchanges between China?and?Norway?and?hoped for further strengthened cooperation.? Mr. Guan thanked President Hu for his arrangement of this meeting. He applauded great changes in the past 70 years since the founding of PRC?and?promised more efforts in the cause of China-Norway friendship. Ms. Jia Ling, Deputy Director-General of the Cultural Exchange Department, CPAFFC was also present at the meeting.? Photographed by Sun Yajing

Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of the CPAFFC, met with H.E. Mr. Mbelwa Kairuki, Ambassador of Tanzania to China on September 24, 2019. Mme. Lin Yi said that on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China?and?the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Tanzania, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, President of Tanzania-China Friendship Promotion Association?and?former Prime Minister of Tanzania, was awarded “Friendship Medal”, China’s highest medal of honor for foreigners. It will greatly promote?and?carry forward China-Tanzania traditional friendship,?and?also bring new vitality to it in the new era. The CPAFFC will continue to maintain close cooperation with the Embassy?and?jointly promote the continuous development of China-Tanzania friendly relations. Ambassador Kairuki said that Dr. Salim’s “Friendship Medal” is not only his own honor, but also the best example of Tanzania-China all-weather friendship. He would?like?to express gratitude to the Chinese side on behalf of the Tanzanian government. Also, he emphasized that the CPAFFC has played an important role in promoting Tanzania-China friendly relations,?and?the embassy will continue to support the CPAFFC’s work. The two sides also discussed on the forthcoming cooperation programs.? Photographed by Pei Xingchen

On September 10, Vice President Lin Yi met with Ms. Kenneh Jobe, Charge D'affaires a.i.of the Gambian Embassy in China. Mme. Lin Yi started by expressing her welcome to Ms. Jobe?and?her delegation on behalf of the CPAFFC?and?President Li Xiaolin. She made a detailed introduction to the functions of the CPAFFC?and?its work with Africa as well, in particular the ?exchanges in the areas of local governments?and?friendship-with-China organizations. She said that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China?and?Gambia, bilateral relations have enjoyed all-round?and?fast development?and?also fruitful?and?remarkable results in cooperation. The friendship between China?and?Gambia has win more support among the peoples. Mme. Lin said that the CPAFFC will keep further contact with the Gambian Embassy in China, comprehensively strengthen exchanges ?in the field of local governments, twinning of friendship cities, culture?and?youth, so as to bring more benefit to the two peoples. Ms. Jobe thanked Mme. Lin for taking time from her busy schedule for meeting her?and?highly praised the CPAFFC’s work in promoting people-to-people diplomacy. She said that Gambia firmly adheres to the one-China policy?and?its government?and?people are grateful to China for its valuable help in Gambia’s economic development?and?improvement of people's livelihood. The Gambian Embassy in China is willing to strengthen coordination with the CPAFFC, to deepen the people-to-people friendship between the two countries through local government cooperation?and?cultural exchanges etc,. Photographed by Pei Xingchen

The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries held the reception celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?the Federated States of Micronesia in Beijing on September 10, 2019. Vice Chairman Chen Xiaoguang of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Vice Minister Zheng Zeguang of Foreign Affairs, Vice President Xie Yuan of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Micronesia Ambassador Carlson Apis to China, Fiji Ambassador Manasa Tagicakibau to China, Tonga Ambassador Tau‘aika ‘Uta‘atu to China, Vanuatu Ambassador Nguk Yang Dennis Nai to China,?and?around 100 representatives from various walks of life from China, Micronesia?and?some other Pacific island countries attended the reception. Vice President Xie Yuan noted in his speech that the relations between China?and?Micronesia have made substantial progress over the past 30 years. The two countries have maintained frequent high-level exchanges. Mutual exchanges?and?cooperation have been strengthened in various fields of trade?and?economy, education, culture, agriculture, infrastructure?and?etc. People-to-people friendly contact between two countries is also growing closer. A variety of fruitful projects carried out by the sister states/cities of the two countries have invigorated the bilateral relations. It is time to take the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to enhance mutual understanding?and?people’s friendship, expand practical cooperation in various areas?and?push forward the bilateral friendly relations to a new height. Ambassador Apis spoke highly in his remarks of the achievements of Micronesia-China relations in the past 30 years?and?expressed appreciation to China for its important assistance to Micronesia’s economic?and?social development. He stated that Micronesia will firmly adhere to one-China policy, continuously deepen bilateral relations, strengthen exchanges?and?cooperation?and?make contributions to regional?and?world peace?and?prosperity. At the reception, the artists of two countries also presented wonderful performances. Photographed by Ren Xin

On Sep.5, Vice President Hu Sishe meets with Dr. Denis Alt, State Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Further Education?and?Culture of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany during the Third Session of Dialogue Between Chinese?and?German Historical Cities (Dialogue in short in the below). The two sides discussed over issues of shared concern. Dr. Hu?and?Dr. Denis Alt both appreciated the long-term friendship?and?cooperation between CPAFFC?and?Rheinland-Pfalz State. They spoke highly of the deep friendship?and?wide cooperation between them. They looked back on the past sessions of the Dialogue since 2017?and?the much more enriched contents of fruitful cooperation from musical exchanges to cultural heritage protection, tourism, university exchanges, innovation & entrepreneurship, urban planning?and?architecture,?and?so on. They agreed on collaboration in more fields?like?vocation education, smart city development?and?so on.? On Sep.5, both Dr. Hu?and?Dr. Denis Alt will attend the opening ceremony of the Third Session of Dialogue Between Chinese?and?German Historical Cities.? Photographed by Sun Yajing