Secretary General Li Xikui Attends The Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly and the "Entrepreneurs of China Contribute to the World's Third Pole Eco-environmental Protection Conference" Parall
?The Fourth UN Environment Assembly was held in Nairobi, Kenya on March 11, 2019. Li Xikui, secretary general of the CPAFFC, led 30 Chinese entrepreneurs including few from Tibet Autonomous Region to attend the opening ceremony.
On the afternoon of March 11th, the CPAFFC?and?the National Federation of Industry?and?Commerce jointly organized a parallel session entitled "Entrepreneurs of China Contribute to the World's Third Pole Eco-environmental Protection Conference"
Mr. Li Xikui, the IUCN President Mr. Zhang Xinsheng, Vice President of the Federation of Industry?and?Commerce of Tibet Autonomous Region Mr. Phurbu Tsering, Secretary General of China Biodiversity Conservation?and?Green Development Foundation Mr. Zhou Jinfeng,as well as more than 100 experts?and?scholars from the fields of global environmental protection?and?new energy discussed?and?focusing on the changes in the global environment?and?how to protect the world's third pole.
In the speech of Mr. Li Xikui said that as a responsible member of the country?and?an important member of the international community, China is committed to practicing the new development concept, achieving harmonious coexistence between man?and?nature,?and?cooperating with protection?and?development. We adhere to environmental friendliness?and?promoting green “Belt?and?Road” construction, supporting UNEP policy decisions, improving administrative efficiency?and?execution,?and?strive to play a greater role in the global environmental governance system.
Mr. Zhang Xinsheng said that the protection for the Third pole in Tibet has an irreplaceable role in the entire global environment protection, on which the entrepreneurs have played a great role. Chinese entrepreneurs have proved their ability on it no less than? that of any European?or?American country. Tibetan entrepreneurs have demonstrated international responsibility for the Third-pole environmental protection.
Mr. Phurbu pointed out that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the "Third pole in the world". The Tibetan people?and?people of all nationalities are interdependent?and?integrated with the ecological environment of the plateau. Private enterprises in Tibet are the beneficiaries of clear waters?and?green mountains?and?they are the practitioners of ecological civilization construction. Protecting the ecological environment means developing productive forces. Meanwhile, "lucid waters?and?lush mountains are invaluable assets, ice?and?snow are also invaluable assets." This concept is gradually gaining popularity.
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world's highest level environmental decision-making body. The Environmental Conference is held every two years to define priorities to global environmental policies?and?to develop international environmental laws. The theme of this conference was “Innovative solutions to environmental challenges?and?sustainable consumption?and?production”.
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Vice President Lin Yi Meets with Ambassador of Tunisia to China Dhia Khaled
On March 11, CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi met with H.E. Dhia Khaled, Ambassador of Tunisia to China.
Madame Lin Yi welcomed Ambassador Khalid,?and?briefed him on friendly exchanges of the CPAFFC with Tunisia in recent years. She stated that Tunisia is an important participator in jointly building the Belt?and?Road. The CPAFFC is willing to maintain communication?and?cooperation with the Tunisian Embassy to further bilateral cooperation in local governments?and?people-to-people exchanges under the framework of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum?and?the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to further mutual understanding?and?promote common development.
Ambassador Khaled stressed that Tunisia has always applauded the Belt?and?Road Initiative (BRI),?and?formally joined the BRI in 2018. Tunisia hopes to strengthen its connection?and?mutually beneficial cooperation with China for common development. He highly appreciated the CPAFFC for its important contributions in furthering people-to-people friendship?and?cooperation between Tunisia?and?China,?and?expressed his willingness to continue to support the friendship associations in both countries in their efforts to promote bilateral exchanges?and?cooperation in the areas of youth, culture, local governments, etc.
Deputy Director General Li Hai of the Asia & Africa Department of CPAFFC was present at the meeting.
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Former CPPCC Vice Chairman and CHILAFA President Ma Peihua visits Colombia and the Dominican Republic
At the invitation of the Colombia-China Association for Relations?and?the Dominican Federation of Municipalities, Ma Peihua, former Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)?and?President of the China-Latin America?and?the Caribbean Friendship Association (CHILAFA), headed a delegation to visit Columbia?and?the Dominican Republic from March 3 to 11, 2019. He was accompanied by Xie Yuan, Vice President of the CPAFFC?and?Vice President of the CHILAFA.
During his visit to Columbia, Ma Peihua met respectively Pe?alosa, Mayor of Bogota, Mosquera, President of the Council of Bogota, Mejia, President of the Council of Medellin, Moreno, President of the Colombia-China Friendship Association,?and?Ruiz, President of the Colombia-China Association for Relations. Li Nianping, Chinese Ambassador to Columbia, accompanied the delegation to attend some of the meetings.
During the stay in the Dominican Republic, Ma Peihua met respectively with Pared, President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic, Diaz, Minister of Sports?and?Recreation,?and?Hidalgo, President of the Dominican Federation of Municipalities. He also attended the reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in the Dominican Republic for exchanges between the Dominican friends from all walks of life?and?the CHILAFA delegation. Zhang Run, Chinese Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, accompanied the delegation to attend the above programs.
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“In Celebration of International Working Women's Day·China-Japan Friendship Spring Ikebana Workshop ”Held in Beijing
“In Celebration of International Working Women’s Day·China-Japan Friendship Spring Ikebana Workshop” was held by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA) on March 6 in Beijing. Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, Mme. YOKOI EIKO, wife of Japanese Ambassador to China delivered speeches respectively. Mme. Lin Yi?and?Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice Presidents of CPAFFC, Mr. Li Xikui, General Secretary of CPAFFC?and?Mme. Wang Xiuyun, Vice President of CJFA,?and?others attended the activity.
President Li Xiaolin said, during the past two thousands history of friendly exchange, the cultural mutual learning between China?and?Japan produced many forms of art which were popular with the two peoples. Cultural mutual learning could communicate minds?and?enhance understanding of the two peoples. In recent years, CPAFFC made endeavor to host large-scale cultural performances including, the exhibition of Chinese Characters: A Legacy?and?Marvel Perfected over Three Millennia, the dance drama Crested Ibises, which were very popular with the two peoples. After co-hosting China-Japan Friendship Spring Tea Party with Japanese Urasenke Chado Tradition in last April, CPAFFC organized China-Japan Friendship Spring Ikebana Workshop this year, so as to attract more people engaging in the Sino-Japanese cultural exchange through this new exchange platform. Sino-Japanese relations currently confronted with important opportunities to further develop under the base of returning normal track. CPAFFC would?like?to take culture as a bond to connect more people in the two countries, pool greater strength?and?push the cause of the friendship between China?and?Japan for improvement. Moreover, CPAFFC expected the women in the two countries to play their advantages to make more contributions for the development of Sino-Japanese relations.
Mme. YOKOI EIKO said, on the occasion of International Working Women’s Day, CPAFFC held China-Japan Friendship Spring Ikebana Workshop, which exerted a far-reaching significance. Making all women full of confidence?and?pride in life?and?work,?and?playing more important role in society are the topics two governments?and?societies concerned. Continuing to develop cultural exchange would benefit to improve the sense of happiness for the women of the two countries?and?also deepen?and?expand the cornerstone of the friendly relations between China?and?Japan.
Mr. Wang Zhongyi, the member of National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)?and?the editor-in-chief of People’s China delivered a keynote speech on Chinese Pai Praising Chinese Solar Term. Mme. HORIE MORIKA, the Vice Professor of ikenobo origin of ikebana made a speech on Japanese flower arrangement?and?display ikebana arrangements. Over 80 personages including women representatives from all walks of life of the two countries, Japanese overseas students?and?media attended the activity.?
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Vice President Lin Yi Meets with Mauritanian New Ambassador to China
On March 5, Madame Lin Yi, Vice President of the CPAFFC,?? met with H.E. Abdellahi El Vilaly, Mauritanian new Ambassador to China.
Lin Yi congratulated Ambassador Vilaly on his assumption of the new post?and?briefly introduced the friendly exchanges of the CPAFFC with Mauritania in recent years. She said that Mauritania is an important partner of China in jointly contributing the Belt?and?Road Initiative. The CPAFFC is willing to maintain communication?and?coordination with the Mauritanian Embassy to further local?and?people-to-people bilateral cooperation under the framework of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum?and?the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation with the purpose of promoting the implementation of the important consensus reached by the state leaders of the two countries.
Ambassador Vilaly thanked the CPAFFC for making contributions in people-to-people connectivity between China?and?Mauritania. He said, Mauritania highly recognizes the concept of the Belt?and?Road Initiative plays a bigger role based on its geographical advantages. The Embassy of Mauritania in China will continue to support the two countries’ friendship associations in conducting more exchanges?and?cooperation in the areas of local governments, economy?and?trade, youth?and?culture, etc.
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Japanese FUTURE Health Care Delegation Visits China
At the invitation of the CPAFFC, the Japanese FUTURE health care delegation, headed by Takasaki Ken, Chairman of Japan Health Care Society?and?Honorary Professor of Tokyo Women's Medical University, visited Beijing, Fuzhou?and?Xiamen from February 26 to March 2. The 6-member delegation consists of renowned experts on medicine, medical equipment?and?medical education in Japan.
During the group’s stay in Beijing, Vice President Song Jingwu met with Takasaki Ken. The delegation also held discussions with the relevant heads of the National Health Commission of China?and?visited Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University (new campus in Fengtai District), deepening their understanding of the latest development?and?achievement of China’s health care?and?exchanging views on future medical cooperation between the two countries.
Song Jingwu meets with the delegation
Meeting with the National Health Commission of China
Visiting Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
During the stay in Fujian Province, Li Hong, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Fujian Province,?and?Shao Yuqin, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Xiamen, met with the delegation respectively. The delegation held discussions with Fujian Provincial Health Commission?and?Fujian Food?and?Drug Administration, conducted field trips to Fuling Golden Sun Health?and?Elderly Care Service Center, Xiamen Caitang Jincuobian Nursing Home?and?other elderly care institutions,?and?visited Xiamen Biology Medicine Industrial Park, Ogawa Smart Healthcare Technology Group, Xiamen Tasman Bioengineering Co., Ltd. as well as other health care enterprises?and?industrial bases.
Meeting with Fujian Provincial Health Commission?and?Fujian Food?and?Drug Administration
Visiting Fuling Golden Sun Health?and?Elderly Care Service Center
Visiting Xiamen Biology Medicine Industrial Park
Visiting Xiamen Caitang Jincuobian Nursing Home
Visiting the Chinese herbal medicine plantation of Xiamen Tasman Bioengineering Co., Ltd.
The members of the delegation said that they are pleased with the rich, substantial?and?customized programs of the visit. Through the meetings?and?field trips, they have personally experienced the tremendous achievements China has made in health care?and?the great efforts made by the Chinese government to improve people's livelihood, for which they highly respect. Japan has struggled to ward off an aging?and?childless society for a long time?and?have both gained successful experiences?and?learned lessons in health care, elderly care?and?nursing. China?and?Japan share a lot of similarities in these fields. They hoped that both the positive?and?negative experiences of Japan will be helpful to China. With great potentials for cooperation in health care?and?nursing, it is expected that Japan?and?China will strengthen exchanges?and?cooperation?and?bring together each other's wisdom to benefit the two countries?and?their peoples.
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Vice President Lin Yi Meets with the Mongolian Guests
On March 1, Vice President Lin Yi met with H. E. G. Batsukh, Chairman of Mongolia-China Friendship Association (MCFA)?and?Former Mongolian Ambassador to China?and?H. E. D. Gankhuyag, Mongolian Ambassador to China.
Lin Yi welcomed the Mongolian guests?and?congratulated Mr. Batsukh to be elected the new Chairman of MCFA. Lin Yi said that CPAFFC cherished the friendly?and?cooperative relations with MCFA as well as the Embassy of Mongolia to China?and?stood ready to make concerted efforts for the exchanges?and?cooperation in culture, local government?and?other fields on the occasion of 70th Anniversary of China-Mongolia Diplomatic Ties this year.
Chairman Batsukh recalled the exchanges with CPAFFC when serving as the Mongolian Ambassador?and?indicated that MCFA would strengthen the exchanges?and?cooperation with CPAFFC in the future, especially to jointly hold the people-to-people activities on the introduction of bilateral histories, cultures?and?current development, thus to further the mutual understanding?and?trust between the two peoples..
Ambassador Gankhuyag said that the Embassy of Mongolia to China would fully support the two people-to-people friendship associations’ cooperation?and?make in-depth discussion with CPAFFC regarding the celebration activities on 70th Anniversary of Mongolia-China Diplomatic Ties.
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Vice President Xie Yuan Meets with H.E. Mr. Toomata, Samoan Ambassador to China
On March 1, 2019, Vice President Xie Yuan met with Mr. Tapusalaia Terry Toomata, Samoan Ambassador to China. The two sides exchanged ideas on advancing local cooperation between China?and?Samoa.
Vice President Xie Yuan expressed sincere gratitude to Ambassador Toomata for his positive contributions to the people-to-people friendly exchanges?and?cooperation of local governments between China?and?Samoa over the past ten years. Vice President Xie said CPAFFC was delighted to know that relevant cities of Samoa had conducted exchange of visits?and?contacts with Kunming?and?Xi’an. We hoped both sides could carry on more exchanges?and?deepen their mutual understanding,? so as to lay a solid foundation for the possible establishment of friendship-city relations.
Ambassador Toomata said that Samoa had preliminary exchanges?and?discussions on establishing friendship-city relations with Kunming, the city of spring,?and?Xi’an, a city abundance with cultural?and?historical heritage. The embassy would follow up with it, to further strengthen the friendship between our two peoples?and?promote common development.
Mr. Hao Zhongwei, Deputy Director General of the Department of American?and?Oceanian Affairs, was present at the meeting.
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Vice President Xie Yuan Meets with Ambassador François Ayodele Jackman
Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. Fran?ois Ayodele Jackman, Barbados Ambassador to China on March 1, 2019.
Vice President Xie Yuan expressed welcome to the Ambassador Jackman?and?made a brief introduction about the exchanges in the fields of local governments?and?culture CPAFFC had developed. He also said that CPAFFC is willing to actively push the establishment of the friendly cities between China?and?Barbados, so as to achieve zero breakthrough. Ambassador Jackman thanked Vice President Xie Yuan for taking time to meet him?and?expressed that Barbados Embassy in China would keep close contact with CPAFFC?and?further promote the friendly exchange of the people-to-people of the two countries.
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Vice President Song Jingwu Visits Japan
At the invitation of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, Vice President Song Jingwu visited Tokyo?and?Hokkaido Prefecture from February 20 to 24, 2019. During the visit, he met with Mori Yoshiro, former Prime Minister of Japan?and?President of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic?and?Paralympic Games, Suzuki Daichi, Commissioner of Japan Sports Agency, Takahashi Harumi, Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture, Furuoya Mitsuo , Secretary General of the National Governors' Association of Japan, Akimoto Katsuhiro, Mayor of Sapporo, Kikuya Hideyoshi, President of Hokkaido Association of City Mayors?and?Mayor of Date,?and?Irie Kan, Vice President of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, exchanging views on how to further strengthen the friendly exchanges between the two countries in the fields of local governments, mass sports?and?youth.
Song Jingwu introduced the events?and?achievements of friendly exchanges conducted by the CPAFFC in the fields of local governments?and?youth in the past year. He said that last year marked 40th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Japanese Peace?and?Friendship Treaty. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President Xi Jinping for several times,?and?exchanged visits with Premier Li Keqiang, which had been long since their last round of exchanges. The relations between the two countries have returned to a normal track. The two countries designate this year as a "China-Japan Youth Exchange Promotion Year"?and?will host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?and?2022 Winer Olympics in Beijing respectively, which will bring new opportunities for the cultural exchanges of youth?and?sports between the two countries. The CPAFFC hopes to work with various sectors of Japan in an innovative way, to carry out more extensive?and?practical exchanges among grassroots, especially young people, on the theme of the Olympics.
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Mori Yoshiro, former Prime Minister of Japan?and?President of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic?and?Paralympic Games, said that Japan?and?China are both sports powers?and?many of their exchanges in sports went down in history of the development of bilateral relations?and?even international relations. He hopes that the two countries will seize the opportunity to jointly promote the development of the Olympic Movement in East Asia?and?strengthen mutual understanding?and?friendship among the peoples. Suzuki Daichi, Commissioner of Japan Sports Agency, said that he is willing to strengthen exchanges?and?cooperation with the Chinese side in sports talent training?and?mass sports in the future.
Takahashi Harumi, Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture, said that both Japanese prime minister?and?Chinese premier attended?and?addressed the opening ceremony of the 3rd China-Japan Governors’ Forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The forum was a great success. The Japanese local governments will make more efforts to vigorously carry out cooperation in the fields of mass sports?and?youth exchanges in the future.
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