Secretary General Li Xikui Attends the 3rd Investment Promotion Conference for Fortune Global 500 and World-Renowned Foreign Companies·International Friendship City Forum
On November 15th, with the theme of “Making Friends along the Belt?and?Road, Promoting Friendship?and?Cooperation”, the 3rd Investment Promotion Conference for Fortune Global 500?and?World-Renowned Foreign Companies·International Friendship City Forum was successfully held in Wuhan. More than 120 delegates from 22 cities of 21 countries, such as Canada, Netherlands, Greece, Finland?and?Britain, as well as officials from foreign consulates general in Wuhan attended the forum. Mr. Stephen Harper, former Canadian Prime Minister addressed the Opening Ceremony.?
Secretary General Li Xikui pointed out in his speech that in the report delivered at the 19th National Congress of CPC, President Xi Jinping said, we should pursue the Belt?and?Road Initiative as a priority, give equal emphasis to “bring in”?and?“going out”, follow the principle of achieving shared growth through discussion?and?collaboration,?and?increase openness?and?cooperation in building innovation capacity. With these efforts, we hope to make new ground in opening China further through links running eastward?and?westward, across land?and?over sea. Hope Wuhan can make full use of its geographic advantage?and?its friendship cities, deepen friendly exchanges?and?practical cooperation with countries?and?cities along the Belt?and?Road so as to rejuvenate the city. We need to work hard to achieve the Chinese dream?and?share the benefits of development with the rest of the world. Mr. Chen Yixin, Secretary of Wuhan Municipal Committee of CPC,?and?Mr. Wan Yong, Mayor of Wuhuan attended the forum?and?delivered speeches.
Cooperation projects signing ceremony was also held at the forum.
The Africa-China Friendship Organization Leaders Meeting Held in Beijing
The Africa-China Friendship Organization Leaders Meeting, which was organized by the CPAFFC?and?the Chinese-African People’s Friendship Association (CAPFA), were held in Beijing on November 14. The theme of this meeting is “New Opportunities for Belt?and?Road?and?China-Africa Cooperation”. CAPFA President H.E. Mr. Abdul'ahat Abdurixit?and?CPAFFC Vice President Mme. Lin Yi, leaders of 24 friendship organizations from 20 African countries, African diplomats?and?journalists in China, as well as representatives from Chinese ministries, local friendship organizations?and?enterprises totaling 150 were present at the meeting.
All the leaders of African friendship organizations extended warm congratulations to the convening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC)?and?Xi Jinping’s re-election as the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee.
Beijing Declaration of the Africa-China Friendship Organization Leaders Meeting was adopted. All the delegates expressed their will to synergize China's Belt?and?Road Initiative with the development plans of African countries,?and?continue to give full play to the nongovernment advantages, so as to contribute to the further development of Africa-China friendship in the new era.
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Deputy Director General Hao Zhongwei Meets with Secretary of State of Oregon
On November 11, Hao Zhongwei, deputy director general of Department of American & Oceanian Affairs, met with Dennis Richardson, secretary of state of Oregon, in CPAFFC. Mr. Hao briefed him about the work done by CPAFFC in recent years in promoting China-US subnational exchanges?and the Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He said that the successful state visit by President Trump will further promote China-US relationship?and?CPAFFC hopes to strengthen cooperation with Oregon in multiple areas, so as to further bilateral exchanges.
Secretary of State Richardson said that China was an important partner of Oregon?and?expressed his hope to strengthen cooperation with CPAFFC?and?facilitate collaboration?and?exchanges with China.
Rural Children Disney Cultural Experience Program Launched in Shanghai
Rural Children Disney Cultural Experience Program, cohosted by CPAFFC, ?Walt Disney Company Limited (China)?and?Shanghai Disney Resort, was launched at Shanghai Disney Resort on November 10. Secretary General Li Xikui of CPAFFC, Yvonne Pei, SVP of External Relations, the Walt Disney International?and?Wang Yan, VP of Government Affairs?and?Community Relations, Shanghai Disney Resort addressed the opening ceremony.
Secretary General Li Xikui expressed his welcome to teachers?and?students attending this activity. He also wished the children take this as an opportunity to expand their horizon?and?enrich their knowledge. A happy?and?healthy childhood would certainly make them more capable of contributing to the construction of their hometowns?and?the entire country.
SVP Yvonne Pei thanked CPAFFC for their great support to this activity, hoping this activity will leave a happy memory to everyone.
VP Wang Yan briefed her audience on Shanghai Disney Resort, hoping the teachers?and?students would spend a happy time at the Resort.
100 teachers?and?students from Hongan of Hubei, Yan’an of Shaanxi, Jinggangshan of Jiangxi?and?Zunyi of Guizhou attended the activity. After their stay at Shanghai Disney Resort, they also visited the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China?and?the Bund of Shanghai.
Vice President Hu Sishe Meets With Former Vice Premier and Foreign Minister of Nepal Sujata Koirala
On November 8th, Vice President Hu Sishe met with Sujata Koirala, former Vice Premier?and?Foreign Minister of Nepal,?and?attended the launching ceremony of Visual Arts of China-The Chinese Folk Arts Exhibition held in Nepal.
?Vice President Hu Sishe met with Sujata Koirala
Koirala welcomed the working group?and?thanked CPAFFCC for inviting her to attend the 2017 China (Anyang) International Conference of Chinese Characters. She briefly introduced the current economic?and?social development of Nepal?and?said that she is impressed with China’s rapid development, especially in the neighboring Tibet Autonomous Region. She hoped China can also help promote Nepal with its development, especially in areas?like?infrastructure construction?and?planter processing of Tibetan herbs.
She also stressed that the friendship between the two peoples is the basis,?and?that people-to-people exchanges can play a role in promoting the friendship. So she was willing to actively promote the cultural exchanges between China?and?Nepal. Vice President Hu Sishe thanked Koirala for her caring?and?efforts in the cause of China-Nepal Friendship?and?briefed her on the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He pointed out that the 19th National Congress laid a path for the development of China in the next stage. China will continue to deepen reform, promote development for the Chinese people's well-being,?and?benefit the neighboring countries. CPAFFC will also continue to actively carry out cultural exchanges with Nepal to enhance the understanding?and?mutual trust between the two peoples.
?Launching ceremony of Visual Arts of China-The Chinese Folk Arts Exhibition
Launching ceremony of Visual Arts of China-The Chinese Folk Arts Exhibition in Nepal was held in Kathmandu on November 8th morning. The Exhibition will also be exhibited at the National Museum of Nepal?and?other places. In order to cooperate with the exhibition, the cultural working group introduced two Shaanxi paper-cutting artists?and?Chinese folk art craft Masters to the local primary school?and?taught the students the art of paper-cutting, which was welcomed by the school?and?students. The working group held talks with Nepalese friends from fields of culture?and?art on the exchange of music, Buddhism?and?fine arts between China?and?Nepal,?and?the two sides agreed to establish a mechanism for cultural?and?artistic exchange between the two countries.
?On-site teaching of paper-cutting
On the same day, the working group also visited the city of Manohara?and?Sankhara, near Kathmandu,?and?held talks with mayors on cities?and?cultural exchanges between China?and?Nepal.
?Chinese folk art craft Masters present gift to Nepalese friends
On November 6th, the working group visited Nehru University,?and?met with China studies expert Shaobaoli?and?five other professors?and?experts in the humanities?and?art research?and?teaching, exploring further cooperation between CPAFFC?and?Nehru University on a variety of cultural exchanges. Preliminary intention was reached about inviting representatives of the Nepalese side to participate the Chinese Culture Tour For Foreign Diplomats?and?Experts, China-Nepal Youth Contemporary Art exhibition,?and?other projects.
The Fifth China-Arab Friendship Conference Held in Beijing
The Fifth China-Arab Friendship Conference held for two days came to an end in Beijing on November 7th. This conference was jointly organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-Arab Friendship Association (CAFA), League of Arab States (LAS)?and?Federation of Arab-China Friendship Association (FACFA). Its theme is “nongovernmental cooperation of the countries assistance the commonly building of The Belt?and?Road Initiatives”. Around 150 personages including Mr. Arken Imirbaki, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress?and?President of China-Arab Friendship Association (CAFA), Mme. Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC,?and?leaders from twelve Arab friendly organizations, representatives from LAS?and?FACFA, Arab diplomatic envoys in China?and?representatives from the relevant Chinese institutions, local friendship associations as well as enterprises, attended the conference.
Leaders from various friendly organizations sent their warmest congratulations on the successful convening of the 19th National Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC)?and?applauded that Comrade Xi Jinping was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee for the second term. They also spoke highly of the achievements China had obtained during the reform?and?opening up,?and?the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the past five years under the leadership of Communist Party of China.
The conference passed 《A Joint Declaration of the Fifth China?and?Arab Friendship Conference》. The members expressed that they would?like?to support the Belt?and?Road Initiatives, strengthen the civilization?and?the youth exchanges of the countries,?and?develop the pragmatic cooperation in various fields so as to promote the common prosperity?and?development between China?and?Arab countries.
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Director General Zhang Heqiang Meets with LA Delegation
Director General Zhang Heqiang of the Department of American?and?Oceanian Affairs met with an LA delegation headed by Tom Gilmore, Chairman of SCOLA, on November 7. Jeff Gorell, Deputy Mayor of LA?and?Fabiola Vilchez, President?and?Executive Director of SCOLA, also attended the meeting.
Director General Zhang briefed the delegation on the role CPAFFC played in China-U.S. Sister Cities interaction. He said, LA as an important American city had been a leader in cooperation with China. The Tripartite Economic Alliance of LA, Guangzhou?and?Oakland has set an preeminent example for cooperation between international Sister Cities. He hoped LA continue to play a constructive role in promoting China-U.S. sub-national cooperation.
Chairman Gilmore expressed his appreciation to the work that CPAFFC has done to promote LA’s cooperation with China. He hoped to expand LA’s connection with China by enhancing friendly communications with Hangzhou?and?Chengdu.
Deputy Mayor Gorell said, his first visit to China had impressed him profoundly. He hoped to learn more about China, making his own contributions to strengthening LA’s ties with China.
Second “World Philanthropy Forum” Is Slated to Be Held in Beijing
Over 100 heavy-hitters from upwards of 30 countries give talk on global philanthropy development
Second “World Philanthropy Forum” Is Slated to Be Held in Beijing
The Second “World Philanthropy Forum”, jointly organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries?and?Tsinghua University, is slated to be held in Beijing on November 29-30, 2017.
The theme of this forum is “Collaboration”. Over 100 heavy-hitters from upwards of 30 countries will engage into seven high-end dialogues?and?four parallel forums on such topics as strategies for women?and?children’s health, anti-poverty?and?social governance, youth development, social influence investment, green cooperation, foundation industry governance?and?cooperation, charity?and?social services by Chinese people at home?and?abroad?and?“Belt?and?Road”, the UN Sustainable Development Goals,?and?international social organizations.
According to the organizers, the forum will be attended by the heads of such organizations as Ford Foundation, Oxfam, Junior Achievement, Greenpeace, Rockefeller Foundation, British Children's Investment Foundation, British Children's Investment Foundation, Roberson Foundation Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, Global Funders’ Network, World Vision International, World Resources Institute, Tata Trust, Asia Foundation, Give2Asia, Mercy?Corps, Center for Asian Philanthropy?and?Society, The Association of Philanthropy Indonesia, Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy?and?China Center for International Knowledge on Development. Moreover, Julia Gillard, Chair of Global Partnership for Education?and?former Australian Prime Minister; Helle Thorning-Schmidt, President of the Save the Children?and?former Prime Minister of Denmark?and?guests from Russia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, et al. will deliver speeches?or?take part in dialogues.
The second World Philanthropy Forum is jointly organized by the Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University Social Work Education Center,?and?China Friendship Foundation for Peace?and?Development. Upholding the philosophy of the first World Philanthropy Forum, this forum will continue to focus on the sharing of experience, academic exchange, policy advocacy?and?practice concerning public charity?and?social services around the world,?and?promote exchange, cooperation, development?and?personnel training among colleagues in public charity?and?social work in China?and?the world; focus on, promote?and?implement the people’s livelihood projects?and?people-to-people communication under the Belt?and?Road Initiative?and?South-South cooperation framework;?and?actively implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals?and?promote the building of the community of shared future.
In order to expand participation, reach consensus?and?promote cooperation, the forum will invite representatives in the academia, business circles, political?and?social organizations to form a diversified?and?cross-regional consultancy mechanism?and?partnership mechanism for the World Philanthropy Forum. At the same time, it will also prepare the academic leadership mechanism to lay a foundation for the forum’s global, academic?and?development nature. At this forum, the first list of invited consultants?and?forum partners will be confirmed.
It is understood that this forum will also hold public charity?and?social services collaboration forums concurrently, release the Beijing Declaration on Promoting the Building of the Community of Shared Future and?create?the Community of Shared Future: public charity?and?social services collaboration, launch Social Work Cooperation Mechanism for Chinese People”,?and?announce the overseas location?and?main agenda for the 2018 forum.??
The participants will adopt the participation mechanism whereby guests are selected through invitation?and?public enrollment. The public enrollment will commence through the public WeChat official account “World Philanthropy Forum”? from November 6 to 13. Please stay tuned.
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A Reception Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Establishment of Russia-China Friendship Association Held in Beijing
A reception celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Russia-China Friendship Association was held grandly in Beijing by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?China-Russia Friendship Association (CRFA) on November 6th, 2017.
Mr. Song Jingwu, the Vice President of CPAFFC?and?the Vice President of CRFA hosted the reception. Mr. Chen Yuan, the Vice Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)?and?the President of CRFA, Mr. D. Mezentsev, Member of Russia Federation Council (RFC)?and?Chairman of Russia-China Friendship Association (RCFA), Mr. A. Denisov, Ambassador of Russian Embassy in China, delivered speeches respectively. Nearly 100 Chinese?and?Russian friendly personages from all walks of life including Mr. Li Huilai, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mr. Wu Tao, former Ambassador of Chinese Embassy in Russia, Mr. I. Tazhetdinov, Vice Premier of Republic of Bashkortostan of Russia, Mr. S. Ivanov, Vice Governor of Tambov, Mr.TYRTSEV, Vice Governor of Amurskaya Oblast, attended the reception.
On the behalf of CRFA, Vice Chairman Chen Yuan expressed warm congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of RCFA in his speech. He said that the friendship between China?and?Russia for 60 years is inseparable from the great foresight?and?the pioneering of the former leaders in RCFA,?and?also the hard-working?and?the spirit of devotion of the older generation from friendship associations, as well as the actively taking part in?and?support from the Chinese?and?Russian friendly personages from all walks of life. Two heads of states speaking highly of the RCFA fully reflected the high attention they paid to the two friendly associations?and?the fully affirmation they gave on the people-to-people exchanges promoting the development of bilateral relations. The remarkable 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China had come to an end successfully, which determined the direction for China’s development?and?provided a huge space to develop for the comprehensive strategic partnership between China?and?Russia. The two friendly associations should remain true to our original aspiration?and?keep our mission firmly in mind, continue to strengthen the exchange?and?the cooperation of the two countries in the fields of people-to-people, humanity, locality, youth?and?etc., inherit the friendship of the two countries, tamp down the social?and?public support for the comprehensive strategic partnership between China?and?Russia, so as to make more contribution to the development of the bilateral relations.
Chairman D. Mezentsev said that Chinese President Xi Jinping?and?Russian President Putin sent congratulation letters respectively?and?Chairwoman of Russia Federation Council (RFC) Valentina Matviyenko attended?and?delivered a speech on? the conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of RCFA in Bolshoi Theater in October this year, which fully shows the friendship of the two peoples. He expressed appreciation for the commemorative activity held by the Chinese side in Beijing.
A.Denisov pointed out that the commemorative activity of the 60th anniversary of the founding of RCFA was held in Russia?and?China in succession, which means a new era for RCFA. At present, the bilateral relations has reached the highest level in history, which is inseparable from the personal friendship to mutual trust between the two heads of states,?and?also the extensive supports from the two peoples. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is remarkable. Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, the?Prime Minister of Russia, was the first foreign head to visit China after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which again proved the high level development of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership?and?more opportunities the bilateral relations will confront.
On the reception, the young actors from the two countries performed dances, martial art, face-changing?and?etc.. The activity was grand?and?warm, lively?and?friendly. CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, China News Service (CNS), China Radio International (CRI), China National Radio (CNR), People’s network, China.org.cn?and?other media reported this activity.
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RCFA was founded in October, 1957. Mr. Chen Yuan, the Vice Chairman of National Committee of CPPCC?and?the President of CRFA, led a delegation to pay special visit to Russia to attend the conference commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of RCFA.