The China-Vietnam People’s Friendship Meeting held in Vietnam
On November 9, the China-Vietnam People’s Friendship Meeting jointly hosted by CPAFFC?and?Vietnam?union?of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. H.E. Mr. Zhang Dejiang, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Central Committee Political Bureau?and?Chairperson of NPC Standing Committee, who was on an official friendly visit to Vietnam,?and?Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Member of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee Political Bureau?and?Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front People’s Committee attended the meeting?and?delivered speeches respectively. CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin?and?VUFO Executive Vice President Don Tuan Phong co-hosted the meeting.
The theme of the Meeting is “Promoting Friendly Cooperation?and?People-to-People Exchanges between China?and?Vietnam Local Governments”. The participants included Mr. Mao Chaofeng, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Hainan Provincial Committee?and?Executive Vice Governor of Hainan province, Vice Governor Wang Shujian of Shangdong province, Vice Govenor Zhang Xiaoqin of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Vice Governor Lan Fo’an of Guangdong Province, Vice Governor Yang Hongbo of Sichuan Province, Vice Governor Gao Shuxun of Yunnan province?and?Mayor Zhou Hongbo of Nanning city from China?and?leaders of Hanoi city, Ho Chi Minh city as well as the provinces of Lao Cai, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Nghe An, Khanh Hoa?and?Quang Ninh from Vietnam.
Chairperson Zhang Dejiang said that to deepen the friendly exchanges?and?expand the comprehensive cooperation between China?and?Vietnam is conducive to the strategic interests of the two sides. China?and?Vietnam should enhance the people-to-people exchanges?and?promote the cooperation at the local government level to cement the foundation of people’s support for the bilateral relations. The provinces?and?cities from both countries especially the neighboring ones should make full advantages of their geographic locations?and?conduct the cooperation in a broader range?and?step up efforts in cooperation between friendship provinces?and?cities. The friendship associations from the two sides should set up more innovative?and?pragmatic platforms in this regard. Zhang Dejiang hoped that the relevant government organs, local governments?and?personnel from all circles would make the concerted efforts to strengthen cooperation, further people-to-people friendship?and?build up a closer China-Vietnam community of common destiny.
Nguyen Thien Nhan said that Vietnam?and?China are friendly neighbors linked by mountains?and?rivers?and?the amicable feelings between the two peoples enjoyed a time-honored history. The Vietnam side has always attached great importance to the Vietnam-China relations?and?is willing to inherit?and?strengthen the traditional friendship?and?carry it forward to a bright future. Nguyen Thien Nhan said that the provinces?and?cities of the two countries should take this meeting as a good opportunity to enhance the mutual understanding?and?trust, expand cooperation in economic?and?trade, investment, tourism?and?so on,?and?contribute to bringing the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.
Leaders from Chinese?and?Vietnamese local governments introduced the current situations of bilateral cooperation with their counterparts?and?expressed the willingness of more mutual visits, more economic?and?trade cooperation, people-to-people exchanges?and?establishment of friendship provinces?and?cities between the two sides.
On the evening of November 8, President Li Xiaolin?and?Chinese local government leaders also attended the welcome banquet in honor of Chairperson Zhang Dejiang hosted by Mme. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.
The First China-Latin American and Caribbean Local Governments Cooperation Forum Held in Chongqing
The First China-Latin American Local Governments Cooperation Forum was held in Chongqing on November 9th, 2016.The First Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum was held in Beijing on January 8th?and?9th, 2015. Through equal?and?friendly consultations, the two sides have considered to adopt the China-Latin American?and?Caribbean Countries Cooperation Plan (2015-2019), which aims at promoting complementary advantages, pushing forward the exchanges in the fields of trade, industry, tourism, humanities?and?etc., achieving mutual benefit win-win results?and?common development. Around 200 people including foreign representatives from 15 countries, 20 cities?and?15 international?and?regional organizations such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica?and?Mexico,?and?Chinese representatives from 15 provinces, cities?and?districts, attended the forum. Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. Liu Guiping, Vice Mayor of Chongqing, Mr. Edgar Dikan, Minister of Regional Development of Suriname?and?other guests delivered speeches respectively at the opening ceremony. Governors, mayors?and?representatives from 8 countries such as Argentina, Mexico?and?etc. made speeches respectively on the themes of the management of the cities, the cooperation of friendly cities?and?other topics in the two thematic sessions. The forum achieved a complete success.
The Fifth China India Forum Successfully Held in Jaipur, India
On November 8th, 2016, the Fifth China India Forum was successfully held in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India.This Forum was hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the China India Friendship Association?and?Podar Enterprise of India, organized by International Business Linkage Forum?and?Beijing Fortune Plus Culture Communication. Madam Lin Yin, Vice President of the CPAFFC, Mr. Sui Zhongcheng, Vice Governor of Jilin Province , Mr. Zhang Maocai, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, Mr. Sun Xiaodong, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of Gansu Provincial People's Congress, Mr. Wang Jincai, Chairman of the Standing Committee of Hangzhou Municipal People's Congress, Mr. Li Baijun, Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in India , as well as Mr. Singh, Rajasthan Industrial Minister, Mr. Desai, Maharashtra Industrial Minister, Mr. Deepak, President of India Merchants Chambers of Commerce?and?Industry, Mr. Rajiv, President of Podar Enterprise?and?Mr. Sandeep, Executive Director of International Business Linkage Forum attended the Forum.
Vice President Lin Yi made a speech at the Opening Ceremony. She said that the river of China India friendship runs a long course from a remote source, our cooperation is experiencing a rapid development since the 21st century. For two large countries with emerging markets, the economic?and?trade cooperation between China?and?India has boundless potentiality. Therefore, we should grasp the opportunity of regional cooperation among BRICS countries, the opportunity of complementary advantages?and?the opportunity of scale economy, so we could make progress with joint efforts. Mr. Singh, Rajasthan Industrial Minister, warmly welcomed Chinese enterprises to invest in Rajasthan,?and?mentioned that since China?and?India are neighbors?and?both are large countries undergoing fast economic development, the two sides should strengthen exchanges to fully display complementary advantages?and?pragmatic cooperation. Mr. Rajiv, President of Podar Enterprise expressed his willingness to continue working with China to build a better platform for China India communication, thus making contributions to exchanges?and?cooperation in various fields. ??
The theme of this forum is “Decade of Golden Era Ahead”. Six sessions were designed for representatives from China?and?India governments?and?enterprises to share their views?and?put forward suggestions by making speeches. These sessions were Made in China, Made in India, Infrastructure Construction, Exchanges on Travel?and?Culture, Bank Investment?and?Financial Cooperation?and?Sharing the New Development of Electronic Commerce.
In order to promote mutual investment?and?set up good examples of well-performed enterprises, the CPAFFC held a “Chindia Model” honoring ceremony during the welcome banquet on November 7th. Six Chinese companies including Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. as well as six Indian companies including Mahindra Group?and?Infosys Technologies were awarded. Moreover, this Forum set up nomination awards for five companies including Zoomlion?and?Hikvision.
China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Seminar on Education and Culture Held in Beijing
On Nov.7th, the 1st China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Seminar on Education?and?Culture, cohosted by CPAFFC?and?UIBE, was held in Beijing. The Seminar was attended by many officials, scholars, diplomats?and?entrepreneurs from Portugal, Brazil?and?Macao?and?representatives from six universities in China, including H.E. Mr. Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Ambassador Extraordinary?and?Plenipotentiary of Timor-Leste to PRC, Claudio Puty, former Deputy Secretary of the Brazilian Department of Labor?and?Social Security?and?Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, professor from the University of the Azores. CPAFFC Vice-President Hu Sishe?and?Mr. Wang Chengan, former secretary general of Forum for Economic?and?Trade Cooperation between China?and?Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Macao) addressed the opening ceremony.?
CPAFFC Vice-President Hu Sishe addressed the Seminar
Vice-President Hu Sishe said that China?and?Portuguese-speaking countries account for 17% of the global economy?and?22% of the world’s population. He hopes that the Seminar can become a platform for people to exchange their ideas, a base for schools to share their resources?and?a window for cultural exchanges between our two sides. The CPAFFC will as always endeavor to promote exchanges in culture?and?education so as to?create?more opportunities for mutual learning?and?cooperation in a wide range of areas such as the cooperation at the local level.?
The Opening Ceremony?
Former Secretary General Wang Chengan said that UIBE has had frequent academic exchanges with over 30 universities?and?institutions abroad?and?sent students both undergraduate?and?postgraduate abroad for further study?or?short-term exchanges. He hopes that the Seminar can help advance exchanges in areas such as culture?and?education between our two sides. ?
Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, head of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Delegation, said that the two sides should further strengthen efforts in faculty training?and?exchanges among students.?
Xinhua News Agency, China Today?and?China Radio International covered this event. When the Seminar concluded, the delegation also paid visits to Communication University of China, Beijing International Studies University?and?Chinese entrepreneurs.?
Visit Communication University of China
Visit Beijing International Studies University?
Discussion with Chinese Entrepreneurs?
Vice President Hu Sishe Meets with CEO Jeffrey Thomason
In the morning of November 7th, Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. Jeffrey Thomason, CEO of the Association of Accountants?and?Financial Professions in Business?and?his delegation in CPAFFC. The both sides exchanged views on how to promote the cooperation of accountants?and?financial professions of the two countries?and?also other sides.?
Fifteenth China-Japan Friendly Exchange Conference Held in Changsha
Co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA), the People’s Government of Hunan Province (PGHP)?and?Japan-China Friendship Association (JCFA),?and?organized by Hunan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (HPAFFC), the fifteenth China-Japan Friendly Exchange Conference was held in Changsha, Hunan Province on November 7th. More than 230 people including Mr. Tang Jiaxuan, President of CJFA, Mr. Xu Dazhe, Acting Governor of Hunan Province, Mr. Xiang Lili, Vice Governor of Hunan Province, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. UICHIRO NIWA, President of JCFA, Mr. TETSUO SAKAI?and?Mr. TOKUICHIRO UTSUNOMIYA Vice Presidents of JCFA?and?representatives from nongovernmental organizations of the two countries?and?local associations for friendship with foreign countries, attended the conference.
President Tang Jiaxuan stressed in his speech at the opening ceremony that the curren t cause of China-Japan friendship is not only the extension of the two thousand years history of the friendly exchanges between the two countries, but also relates to the happiness of the generations to come. Therefore, the two countries should overcome difficulties?and?firmly promote the bilateral relations with confidence. Whatever the situation is, the two countries could not forget the original purpose of friendship, could not abandon the idea of friendship?and?lay down the flag of friendship.
President Tang Jiaxuan said that people-to-people friendship is always the unique advantage?and?important support for China- Japan relations. Every time the bilateral ties confront with difficulties, the non-governmental friendship organizations of the two countries always adhere to the original purpose?and?promote?and?protect the general situation of the friendly relations of the two countries. Next year will mark the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties?and?the year next, the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of treaty of peace?and?friendship between China?and?Japan, which is a rare historical opportunity for improving the bilateral relations. The nongovernmental organizations of the two countries should actively take this opportunity?and?make a plan as soon as possible to further strengthen the people-to-people friendly exchanges of the two countries?and?make new efforts to develop a better future for China?and?Japan relations.
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Acting Governor Xu Dazhe said that Hunan province has always kept frequent exchanges?and?close cooperation with Japan in the history. Since 1982, Hunan province has successively established friendship provinces/prefectures relationship with Hiroshima prefecture?and?Tokushima prefecture. 11 pairs of friendship cities were established. Hunan province will take this conference as an opportunity to further deepen the friendly exchange?and?economic?and?trade cooperation of both sides. It strives to promote mutual understanding, build mutual trust?and?develop friendship during the exchange?and?cooperation.
President UICHIRO NIWA said that, as the second?and?third largest economic entities in the world, Japan?and?China keep a good relationship?and?strengthen the cooperation, which are not only beneficial to the development of the two countries, but also are beneficial to the peace?and?stability of Asia?and?the world. At present, it is worried that the feelings of the two peoples have not been improved even if the bilateral relations get better. Both sides should review the original purpose of keeping friendly relations which produced in the period of signing four political documents?and?should take the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China?and?Japan diplomatic relations as an opportunity to greatly develop the exchanges between the two peoples?and?the locals,?and?to enhance the public mutual trust?and?friendship, so as to lay a solid foundation for the long-term sustainable development of the bilateral ties.
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As the representatives of the two organizations hosting the conference, CPAFFC Vice President Song Jingwu?and?JCFA Vice-President TOKUICHIRO UTSUNOMIYA respectively made reports on the theme of inheriting the tradition of the friendship, inspiring the vitality of the people. They summarized the results had achieved in the nongovernmental exchanges of both sides since the fourteenth Osaka Conference. The representatives from the two countries held friendly?and?exciting discussions in their own group meetings on the topics of how to enhance the mutual trust?and?friendship of the two peoples, expand the youth exchange?and?strengthen the local pragmatic cooperation?and?etc. They also held an in-depth discussion on how to make the friendly development plan of the non-governmental organizations
China-Japan friendly exchange conference was founded in 1983. It was a working conference for the two non-governmental friendly organizations which was commonly initiated?and?held by Mr. Liao Chengzhi, then the CJFA President?and?Mr. TOKUMA UTSUNOMIYA,then the JCFA President. This conference aims at strengthening the friendly cooperation of the two countries, commonly discussing the new issues of the bilateral relations?and?creating a new prospect of the nongovernmental exchanges between China?and?Japan. The conference is held in two countries every other year in turn.
Vice President Xie Yuan Meets with Chargé d’Affaires of Canadian Embassy to China
On Nov. 7th, Vice President Xie Yuan met with Ms. Cindy Termorshuize, Chargé d’Affaires of Canadian Embassy to China.
Vice President Xie Yuan welcomed Ms. Cindy Termorshuizen to our association. He introduced the feedback of our visit to Canada in?mid?October, including the progress of China Canada Provincial Leaders’ Exchange Mechanism?and?the preparation of 5th China Canada Cultural Dialogue in 2017.
Chargé d’Affaires Cindy expressed her appreciation towards the contribution CPAFFC has made on promoting the local government?and?people-to-people exchanges between Canada?and?China. She said that the embassy would continue its communication with Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to further promote?and?support the above-mentioned programs.
Deputy Director General Hao Zhongwei?and?Associate Counsel Xu Fenghua of Department of American?and?Oceanian Affairs presented at the meeting.
Reception for Celebrating 45th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Republic of Rwanda Held in Beijing
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Co-hosted by Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in China, the reception for celebrating the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China?and?Republic of Rwanda was held in Beijing on November 4th. Around 300 guests attended the reception including Mr. Wang Zhengwei, Vice-Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Mme. Zhang Qiujian, Deputy Secretary-General of CPPCC, Mr. Louise Mushikiwabo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Rwanda, Mr. Charles R. Kayonga, ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in China. CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi?and?Rwanda Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo delivered speeches respectively.
Before the reception, Wang Zhengwei met with Louise Mushikiwabo. Wang Zhengwei said that China-Rwanda relations have achieved great development?and?the two countries’ pragmatic cooperation has yielded fruitful result over the past 45 years since the establishment of their bilateral relations. Taking the implement of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as an opportunity, the Chinese side is willing to make efforts together with the Rwanda side to achieve results as soon as possible, so as to have the two peoples benefited from the results of the Summit.
Louise Mushikiwabo said that Rwanda government attaches high importance to China-Rwanda friendship. The two countries increasingly strengthen the political mutual trust?and?further deepen the cooperation in various fields. China?and?Rwanda have a common development prospect?and?a huge cooperative potential. The bilateral relations will step into a new stage of the development.
Release Ceremony of the Arabic Translations of Chinese Classic Works & High-End Seminar on Culture Image in Translation Held in Beijing
On November 4, 2016, Release Ceremony of the Arabic Translations of the Chinese Classical Works?and?High-End Seminar on Culture Image in Translation was held by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in cooperation with the the Publishing Group of Beijing Normal University (PGBNU)?and?Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) at BFSU. Mrs. Luan Yutao, Deputy Director General of the Asian?and?African Department of the CPAFFC attended?and?addressed the event.
Supported by the Silk Road Project sponsored by the State Press?and?Publication Administration?and?published by PGBNU, the Arabic Translations of the Chinese Classical Works?select?classic works of the most influential Chinese Confucianist?and?Taoist?and?present to overseas readers the essence of their thoughts from different dimensions.
This set of books crystalizes a decade’s hard work of Mr. Mohsen Fergani Abdelbaki, a well-known Egyptian sinologist, as well as the winner of both the "Chinese Arab Friendship Outstanding Contribution Award"?and?“China Book Special Contribution Award”. Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, CCTV?and?other media reported this event.
CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi Meets with Egyptian Translator Mohsen Fergani Abdelbaki
On November 3, CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi met with Mr. Mohsen Fergani Abdelbaki, Egyptian translator as well as one of the winners of "Chinese Arab Friendship Outstanding Contribution Award".
Vice President Lin welcomed the visit of Mr. Fergani?and?congratulated him on the release of his newly published the Arabic Translations of the Chinese Classical Works. Lin said that the CPAFFC is willing to cooperate with Mr. Fergani?and?other scholars?and?experts who are keenly interested in Chinese culture, to carry out cultural?and?academic exchanges between China?and?Egypt. Mr. Fergani thanked the CPAFFC for inviting him for this visit,?and?hoped to strengthen his cooperation with the CPAFFC. He also extended an invitation to Madam Lin to visit Egypt. Counselor Moataz Anwar Mostafa of the Egyptian Embassy in China?and?Deputy Director General Sun Xueqing of the Asian?and?African Department of the CPAFFC were also present at the meeting.