CPAFFC Delegation Headed by Vice President Hu Sishe Visits Japan
At the invitation of Japan-China Culture Exchange Association (JCCEA), CPAFFC President Hu Sishe led a 5-person delegation to visit in Tokyo, Kyoto and Sapporo in Japan from Oct. 14th to 18th.
During his visit, Vice President Hu held meetings with well-known personages from Japanese cultural, educational and economic circles and visited studios of Japanese painters and calligraphers, as well as observed the enterprises and traditional Japanese facilities, thus had a wide exchange of views with the Japanese side on further strengthening the exchanges in civil culture. Vice President Hu said, it is admirable that the civil friendly personages insist on encouraging official diplomacy with non-governmental friendly contact, and promoting the friendship with cultural exchanges. In the future, the both sides should further strengthen the contact in cultural fields, to leave the descendants precious spiritual wealth and legacy of friendship, at the same time to create a cordial atmosphere and public base.
13th African Ambassadors’Lecture Tour held in Nanchang
The 13th Lecture Tour by African Ambassadors, hosted by the CPAFFC and organized by Jiangxi Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and Jiangxi People’s? Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was held in Oct. 14, 2014 in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province. Attendants for the lectures include H.E. Victor SIKONINA, Ambassador of Madagascar and Head of the Diplomatic Corps, H.E. Hassane Rabehi, Ambassador of Algeria, H.E. Abdoulaye FALL, Ambassador of Senegal, Mr. Mouandjo Mouandjo, representative of Cameroonian Embassy, diplomats of the four African embassies, and representatives of more than 40 government organs, enterprises and universities, totally more than 100 people.
Diplomats of the four African Countries respectively introduced their country’s general information and investment policies. All of them expressed the willingness of strengthening the exchange and cooperation with Jiangxi Province and bringing entrepreneurs of Jiangxi to invest in Africa. They also exchanged views with the audience during the question and answer session. Moreover, Deputy Director General of Department of African Affairs of Chinese Foreign Ministry Mr. Wang Shiting and First Secretary of Department of West Asian and African Affairs of Chinese Ministry of Commerce Mr. Chen Sheng introduced the general information of China-Africa cooperation and Chinese policy on Africa.
H.E.Qiang Wei, Secretary of Jiangxi Provincial? Committee of the CPC, met with the delegation on Oct. 13. Qiang said that the cooperation between Jiangxi and the four African countries had developed quickly, investment amount had increased year by year, and the cooperation potential was large. He wished to take the lecture tour as an opportunity to further enhance the mutual understanding and friendship, to encourage more Jiangxi companies to invest in Africa, so as to enlarge the cooperation with the four countries and Africa at large.????
Mr. Yang Fahang, Member of Standing Committee of Yingtan Municipal Committee of the CPC and Deputy Mayor of Yingtan met with the delegation on Oct. 15.
The delegation paid a study tour to Jiangxi Normal University, Zhongding International Construction Group, Jiangxi Copper Corporation and Yingtan City Planning Exhibition Hall.??
Vice President Hu Sishe Meets with Shamyradov, Vice-Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan
On Sept. 29th, CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe met with Mr. Atageldi Shamyradov, Vice_Minister of culture of Turkmenistan, who was paying his special trip to China to attend the series events of Turkmenistan Culture Day.
Vice President Hu extended his welcome to Mr. Shamyradov for his visiting to CPAFFC, and congratulated the vice-minister on the success of Turkmenistan Culture Day in Beijing. He deemed this event a beneficial method of promoting the Chinese people’s understanding on the culture and art of Turkmenistan and also an effective measure of drawing the two peoples closer. He also introduced the basic status of that CPAFFC developing its works to Turkmenistan in recent years. He wished Turkmenistan would support CPAFFC to develop cooperation with the correlative departments in Turkmenistan including Ministry of Culture in fields of culture, art, regional collaboration and non-governmental exchanges.
Mr. Shamyradov thanked Vice President Hu for him finding time in his tight schedule for the meeting, and spoke highly of the CPAFFC’s contribution to art and cultural exchanges between China and Turkmenistan. He thought the Turkmenistan Culture Day was conductive to the communion of the two people’s culture, art and friendship. He wished both sides further strengthen the in-depth cooperation in various circles especially in culture.
Song Jingwu, Director-General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, Rustemova, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China were present at the meeting.
Jointly organized by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, Turkmenistan Ministry of Culture and Turkmenistan Embassy in China, Turkmenistan Culture Day was held from Sept. 27th to 29th . Under the framework of Turkmenistan Culture Day, the Exhibition of Turkmenistan Decoration and Applied Arts and the round-table meeting for Chinese and Turkmenistan cultural workers were held at the same time. Song Jingwu, Director-General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC attended the opening ceremony held at Tianqiao Theater on 27th.
12th Lecture Tour by Ambassadors from African Countries Held in Shaanxi
Sponsored by CPAFFC and organized by Shaanxi Provincial People’s Friendship Association, the 12th Lecture Tour by Ambassadors from African Countries was held in Xi’an, capital city of Shaanxi Province on September 25, 2014. H.E Bheki Langa, Ambassador of South Africa, H.E.Lebohang Ntsinyi, Ambassador of Lesotho, H.E.Ringo F. Abed, Ambassador of Namibia, H.E. Getrude Kasuba Mwape, Ambassador of Zambia, the officials from Uganda Embassy, the officials from relevant department of Shaanxi Provincial Peoples Government and the businessmen totaling about 150 guests attended the function.
During the function, the ambassadors and diplomats introduced the overview of investment of their countries, expressed their hopes to strengthen the exchanges and cooperation with China especially with Shaanxi and extended their warm welcome of Chinese businessmen to invest in Africa. Ms. Wang Lixia, Vice Governor of Shaanxi introduced the economic and social development of Shaanxi and their cooperation with Africa and Mr. Zhou Pingjian, Deputy Director-General of African Department of Foreign Affairs Ministry introduced the China-Africa cooperation.
Before the function, Ms. Wang Lixia met with the ambassadors and diplomats and extend her gratitude to CPAFFC for build the bridge of Shaanxi-African cooperation.
The delegation also visited Xi''''''''an International Trade and Logistics Park, Shaanxi Automobile Group and Chanba Ecological District.
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Reception Marking 65th Anniversary of China-Russia Ties & Establishment of China-Russia Friendship Association Held in Beijing
On Sept. 23rd, organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-Russia Friendship Association (CRFA), China-Russian Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development (CRCFPD), the reception celebrating 65th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations and CRFA was held in the Great Hall of the People. Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of Standing Committee of National People’s Congress of China, Valentina Matviyenko, Speaker of the Russian Federation Council were present at the reception and delivered speeches.
Zhang Dejiang characterized China-Russia relations as a model for how major countries get along with one another in the 21st century, citing political trust, pragmatic collaboration, people-to-people exchanges and coordination on international affairs.
Zhang Dejiang indicated that, the development of China-Russia relations are led by the strategy of the national leaders of the two countries, based on political trust, internally energized by cooperation and mutual benefit, and take the friendship from generation to generation as the common wish. China-Russia relations work for the fundamental interests of the two countries and have profound international significance.
Emphasizing that the bilateral relations stand at a new starting point, Zhang called on the two countries to enhance trust, make best use of existing cooperation mechanisms and support the other''s endeavors to maintain stability, seek economic prosperity and improve people''s living standards.
Zhang said, China would take the 65th anniversary of China-Russia ties as an opportunity, to make more efforts on the constant and healthy development of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between China and Russia. He thanked CRFA and their Russian Colleagues for their contributions to promoting the people-to-people contact, and emphasized that the non-governmental is an efficient way of consolidating the national relations.?
Matviyenko said in her address that, the in-depth development of the bilateral relation conforms to the interests of the two countries and will become an important force of strengthening the regional and world security. The friendly organizations and personages have made important contributions to the development of bilateral relation. The non-governmental diplomacy has become an effective approach to consolidate the friendship of the public. At the moment of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russian diplomatic relations, Russia is confident of the future of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between China and Russia.
The Chinese and Russian youth performed together. Their performance revealed the theme of the cause of the China-Russia friendship will be passed from generation to generation.
Wang Chen, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Standing Committee of NPC, Chen Yuan, Vice Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and President of CRFA, Denisov, the Russian Ambassador to China, the Chinese and Russian friendly personages from all circles in all over 300 people attended the reception.
14th China-Japan Friendly Exchanging Meeting Held in Japan
On Sept. 22nd to 23rd, jointly organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA) and Japan-China Friendship Association (JCFA), the 14th China-Japan Friendly Exchanging Meeting was held successfully in Osaka.
CPAFFC Vice President Xie Yuan led a Chinese delegation to attend and address the? meeting. Wang Xiuyun, Director-General of Japanese Affairs of CPAFFC and Utsunomiya Tokuichiro, Vice President of JCFA made the keynote reports respectively on behalf of both sides. Wang Xiaodu, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, Liu Yiren, Chinese Consul General in Osaka, Sakai Tetsuo, Vice President of JCFA, Matsui Ichiro, Governor of Osaka Prefecture, and in all 300 Chinese and Japanese representatives from all circles attended the meeting. The representatives had in-depth exchange of views on how to bringing China-Japan people-to-people exchanges to a new climax in the current difficult situation.
"Declaration of 14th China-Japan Friendly Exchanging Meeting” was passed and announced at the meeting, which points out the clear direction for China-Japan people-to-people exchanges and is of great significance.
CPAFFC Vice President Xie Yuan Addressing the Meeting
Direcotor-General Wang Xiuyun Making Keynot Report
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Minister Wang Xiaodu of Chinese Embassy in Japan Delivering Speech
Vice President of JCFA Sakai Tetsuo Delivering Speech
?Matsui Ichiro,?Governor of Osaka Delivering Speech
CPPCC Vice Chairman and CRFA President Chen Yuan Meets Titarenko, President of RCFA
On 22th,September, Mr. Chen Yuan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and President of China-Russia Friendship Association met with Mr. Titarenko, President of Russia and China Friendship Association and his delegation and had a dinner with them. The both sides had an in-depth discussion. At the invitation of the Chinese People''''''''s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) , President Titarenko made a special trip to China to attend the activities celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Russia, and the establishment of China-Russia Friendship Association.
The 9th Conference on ASEAN-China People-to-People Friendship Held in Chengdu
The CPAFFC, China-ASEAN Association and Chengdu Municipal People’s Government hosted the 9th Conference on ASEAN-China People-to-People Friendship (CACPPF) from 18th to 20th September 2014, organized by Chengdu Municipal Office of Foreign Affairs and Chengdu Municipal People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in Chengdu of Sichuan province. Vice Chairman Ma Biao of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, President Gu Xiulian of China-ASEAN Association, Chairman Tang Chuanping of Chengdu Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference attended the Conference with ASEAN former state leaders, government ministers, ASEAN Secretariat officials, friendship-with-China associations’ leaders, diplomats accredited to China, local government officials, entrepreneurs as well as representative from cultural and media sectors.? Altogether around 300 delegates from China and abroad were present at the Conference.
Vice Chairman?Ma Biao Dilivering Speech
H.E. Mr. Ma Biao made a key-note speech titled “Initiate a New Course for China and ASEAN by Oriental Wisdom”.? He pointed out that China and ASEAN are good neighbors, friends and partners.? Asian people traditionally value much the relationship of neighbors and observe honest treatment to friends.? At present, we should use oriental wisdom to solve disputes and consolidate harmony. China, India and Myanmar jointly initiated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Since last year, China has been advocating the guidelines of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness in its neighborhood diplomacy and a series of proposals for building a closer community of common destiny.? All these have demonstrated the application of oriental wisdom. China-ASEAN relations have ushered in a mature “diamond decade” and the bilateral cooperation is on a fast track.? The two sides should proceed from a more pragmatic attitude and utilize more oriental wisdom for a new course of peace, friendship and cooperation.
President Gu Xiulian Addressing the Opening Ceremony
H.E. Madame Gu Xiulian addressed the opening ceremony. She said that China-ASEAN relations enjoy rapid development in recent years. People deeply understand the ideas of peace, friendship, cooperation, development, exchanges and mutual learning.? The key to realize safeguarding world peace and promoting common development is to make people in every country fully aware of the significance of peace and development to the humankind.? With this responsibility in mind, the CACPPF is committed to sowing seeds of friendship, building the bridge of cooperation and road of peace.
H.E. Mr. Tang Chuanping extended welcome to all delegates from home and abroad on behalf of Chengdu and expressed hope of deepening exchanges and cooperation given the impetus of the 9th CACPPF.
Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Badawi of Malaysia, former Secretary-General Dr.Surin Pitsuwan of ASEAN Secretariat, former Deputy Prime Minister Korn Dabbaransi of Thailand also gave speeches at the Conference on future development of China-ASEAN relations.
The 9th CACPPF adopted the Chengdu Declaration, stating that “China-ASEAN always be good neighbors, good friends and good partners” is the general trend and people’s common aspiration and that people in China and ASEAN countries should make concerted efforts in building a closer community of common destiny.?
CACPPF was originally name CACPPFO (Conference on ASEAN-China People-to-People Friendship Organizations), jointly initiated by CPAFFC, China-ASEAN Association and friendship-with-China organizations in ASEAN countries in 2006, with the purpose of establishing people-to-people exchange platform, promote mutual trust between Chinese and ASEAN people and push forward pragmatic cooperation.? The CACPPFO has been held annually in China, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.? After past eight years, the CACPPFO has become an important platform for China-ASEAN people-to-people exchanges and made significant contributions to the development of relations between China and ASEAN countries.
The theme of the 9th CACPPF is “China-ASEAN relations: new thinkings to the future”.? The Conference include opening and closing ceremonies as well as Summit Forum on ASEAN-China Relations, Forum on ASEAN-China Tourism, Forum on ASEAN-China Media and Forum on ASEAN-China Laboring and Employment.?
The 10th CACPPF will be held in Brunei in 2015.
Vice President Xie Yuan Meets with Chairman Ichigo Haruyuki of Pan Asian Friendship Association and Delegation
On September 19th, Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of CPAFFC meets with Chairman Ichigo Haruyuki of Pan Asian Friendship Association and the delegation.
Mr. Xie appreciated the contribution Chairman Ichigo Haruyuki has made? for decades to promoting cultural exchanges between China and Japan, and expressed his wishes that the two associations work together to further people’s friendship through cultural exchanges so that the bilateral relation of the two neighboring countries could return to the normal track of development at an early date. Ichigo Haruyuki agreed with Mr. Xie and hoped to make more cooperations with CPAFFC and more contributions to the friendship and cultural exchanges between Japan and China.
In July, CPAFFC and the Pan Asian Friendship Association successfully held the Chinese Characters Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. The delegation discussed with CPAFFC about future cooperation during this visit, and would visit Anyang for exchanges with National Museum of Chinese Characters and other organizations.