President Li Xiaolin Meets with Argentina Ambassador to China Diego Ramiro Guelar
At the invitation of the Argentina Embassy in China, Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Mr. Diego Ramiro Guelar, Argentina Ambassador to China on February 9th.
President Li Xiaolin said that Argentina is an important country in Latin America. China?and?Argentina are good friends?and?partners. According to the instructions made by the Chinese President Xi Jinping, CPAFFC would play a leading role in promoting people-to-people diplomacy development, exert a key role in developing public diplomacy?and?play a bridge role in enhancing local government cooperation between domestic?and?abroad. CPAFFC would keep close cooperation with Argentina Embassy in China?and?actively promote to establish local government exchange?and?cooperation mechanism between China?and?Argentina.
Ambassador Diego Ramiro Guelar expressed his love for China?and?said that China’s peaceful development had made active contributions to the world. He hoped that the Argentina Embassy in China would?like?to cooperate with CPAFFC?and?promote the exchanges in the fields of local government?and?humanity?and?culture of the two countries.
Mr. Ji Yongjun, Deputy Director-General of Department of American?and?Oceanian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.
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President Li Xiaolin and Secretary General Li Xikui Attends Signing Ceremony
The signing ceremony that China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC)?and?MASEP Medical Science Technology Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd donated Gamma Knife to China Friendship Foundation for Peace?and?Development (CFFPD) was held in Beijing on January 19th.
Mme.Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?Honorary President of CFFPD, Mr. Cao Shudong, Deputy General Manager of China National Nuclear Corporation, Mr. Li Xikui, Secretary General of CPAFFC?and?Director of CFFPD, Mr. Meng Yanbin,Chairman of the Board of CIRC, Mr.Xu Tao, Chairman of the Board of MASEP Medical Science Technology Development(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd, Mr. Ge Wei, the Chairman of the Board?and?the Secretary of Party Committee?and?the President of China Fortune Media Group,?and?other leaders attended the signing ceremony.
President Li Xiaolin hoped to take this donation as an opportunity to strengthen the exchanges?and?cooperation between enterprises?and?CFFPD on supporting the Belt?and?Road Initiatives, promoting the "Go globally" strategy?and?developing charitable projects. She also said that each parties should exert their own advantages to benefit to more people in the world.
On behalf of the entrepreneurs here, Deputy General Manager Cao Shudong thanked President Li Xiaolin for taking her time to meet them?and?appreciated CPAFFC?and?CFFPD for supporting?and?helping them. They also would?like?to make more contribution to the work for friendship between peoples?and?charitable projects of CFFPD.
CFFPD Secretary General Jia Ling signed Gamma Knife donation agreement with CIRC General Manager Wu Jian?and?MASEP Medical Science Technology Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd General Manager Wang Gang.
The Gamma Knife donated this time is high-end?and?large-sized medical facility with China’s independent production?and?its own independent intellectual property rights. It is worth about 20 million RMB. It will be used to support the cause of the radiology diagnosis?and?treatment in the Kingdom of Morocco.
President Li Xiaolin Meets with President Ouk Socheth of CHFA
On January 17th, President Li Xiaolin met with the delegation of Cambodia Hefei Friendship Association (CHFA) led by President Ouk Socheth in Beijing.
President Li extended a warm welcome to President Ouk. She said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Cambodia. She hoped that the two sides will strengthen their ties?and?continue to promote result-oriented cooperation?and?lay a solid foundation for public support between our two countries at nongovernmental?and?local government level under the "Belt?and?Road" framework .
President Ouk extended appreciation to President Li for her time among the heavy schedule. He elaborated on projects to be conducted with CPAFFC in the near future so as to deepen the exchanges in fields of education, culture, economy?and?trade between Cambodia?and?China. In particular, Ouk said that to celebrate the 60th anniversary, CHFA would hold a celebration activity in Cambodia in the first half of this year. He would be more than happy to invite President Li to lead a delegation to visit Cambodia?and?attend the activity. President Li thanked him for the invitation.
President Li Xiaolin met with Global Executive Director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers
On January 16, President Li Xiaolin met with Karen Horting, Global Executive Director?and?CEO of the Society of Women Engineers(SWE). President Li briefed about the function?and?work of CPAFFC?and?hoped to work with SWE to support women’s education?and?employment.
Karen Horting said SWE was a not-for-profit educational?and?service organization that empowered global women engineers to? advance?and?succeed.She hoped to strengthen exchanges with CPAFFC to find more cooperative opportunities.?
Founded in 1950?and?headquartered in Chicago, SWE has over 36,000 individual?and?corporate members?and?strives to stimulate women to achieve full potential in the field of engineering.
President Li Xiaolin Meets with Japanese Ambassador to China
At the invitation of Japanese Embassy in China, Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. YOKOI YUTAKA, Japanese Ambassador to China on December 19th.
President Li said, China?and?Japan are close neighbors linked by a narrow strip of water. Both sides should choose peaceful?and?friendly cooperation path which is in line with the interests of the two peoples?and?also is beneficial to the peaceful?and?stable development in local region. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations. Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the?conclusion?of??treaty?of?peace?and?friendship between China?and?Japan. CPAFFC?and?CJFA (China-Japan Friendship Association) would?like?to work with the Japanese personages from all walks of life to catch the important opportunities to strengthen the exchanges?and?cooperation of the two countries in the fields of economic, culture, local government, youth?and?etc.. The two organizations are also willing to make efforts on enhancing the friendly feelings of the two peoples?and?improve the bilateral relations.?
YOKOI YUTAKA said that CPAFFC?and?CJFA had made active contributions to developing the bilateral ties for a long time?and?also gave the Japanese Embassy in China a lot of support?and?assistance. Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the?conclusion?of?treaty?of? peace?and?friendship between China?and?Japan. The Japanese Embassy in China would?like?to continue developing various exchange activities with Chinese side to improve the Sino-Japanese relations.
Mme. Zhu Dan, Deputy Director-General of Department of Japanese Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr. UENO ATSUSHI, Minister of Japanese Embassy in China, attended the meeting.
President Li Xiaolin Meets with Neil Bush
On December 15, President Li Xiaolin met with Neil Bush, the third son of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, President of Points of Light Foundation,?and?Co-chairman of the Board of CIIC Group. Bush introduced the World Health Center project, which is jointly initiated by CIIC Group?and?the U.S. Texas Medical Center.? President Li spoke highly of the Bush family for their care?and?support for the development of China-U.S. relationship over the years,?and?hoped both sides continue to work together and? contribute to China-U.S.relations.
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CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin Meets with Uzbekistan Ambassador to China
Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. B.Saidov, Uzbekistan Ambassador to China on December 15th, 2017.
President Li Xiaolin congratulated Ambassador B.Saidov on taking his new post in China?and?made an introduction about the 19th National Congress of Communist Party of China, the Belt?and?Road Initiatives, the basic functions of CPAFFC?and?the work developed with Uzbekistan in recent years. President Li also expressed that CPAFFC would?like?to make joint efforts with Uzbekistan Embassy in China?and?Uzbekistan friendly organizations to continuously enhance the mutual understanding?and?the traditional friendship between the two peoples through the cooperative programs.
Ambassador B.Saidov thanked President Li for taking her time to meet them?and?expressed that it is an honor to be Uzbekistan Ambassador to China. He would actively implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of states?and?make all-round efforts on further developing people-to-people pragmatic cooperation, humanity?and?culture exchanges between the two countries, so as to improve the local cooperation. Ambassador B. Saidov spoke highly of the important role CPAFFC had played in developing? people-to-people exchanges with foreign countries?and?the outstanding contributions President Li Xiaolin had made. Ambassador B.Saidov specially mentioned that he had studied the report delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping to the 19th National Congress?and?agreed with? the thought about improving living standards stressed in the report for several times. He believed that the two countries would make new contributions to the development of the regions?and?the world after the cooperation developed within the framework of the construction of the Belt?and?Road.
Mme. Hu Chunmei, Associated Counsel of the Department of European?and?Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr. Nurkin, Counselor of the Uzbekistan Embassy in China, attended the meeting.
President Li Xiaolin Meets with U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad
President Li Xiaolin had a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad on December 14. Mme. Li reflected that, in the year of 2017, CPAFFC was delighted to see the prosperous development of China-U.S. subnational exchanges?and?cooperation,?and?hoped to have the continuous support from the US Embassy in 2018. Ambassador Branstad said that during the past six months since he took office, he witnessed the frequent?and?positive interactions between the United States?and?China,?and?believed that the two sides will embrace greater opportunities for cooperation in the years to come.
President Li Xiaolin Visits Germany
At the invitation of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Mme, Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), led a delegation to visit Germany from December 5th to 7th .
During in Germany, President Li Xiaolin met respectively with Mr. Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff, former Germany President, Mr. Hans-Gert Pottering, the Chairman of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung?and?the former President of European Parliament?and?Mr. Hans-Peter Friedrich, Vice President of the German parliament. Both sides exchanged their views on the issues of the 19th National Congress of CPC, China-German relations, European integration?and?etc.. Professionals?and?scholars including Mr. Ma Canrong, the former Chinese Ambassador to Germany?and?the former Assistant Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Mr. Zhang Taiyuan, Deputy Director-General of Department of Communist Party of Chinese History of Party School of the Central Committee of CPC,? Mr. Cui Hongjian, Director of Department of European Studies of China Institute of International Studies,? Mr. Wang Huiyao, the Vice President of Western Returned Scholars Association?and?Chairman of Center for Globalization, attended the above activity.