On the morning of 28th, March, Mr Li Jianping, Vice President of CPAFFC met with delegation of New Zealand Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee. Ms. Lv Wanru, former staff of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, CPAFFC  and Mr. Nie Guangpei, adopted son of Rewi Alley also attended the meeting.

Vice President Li Jianping reviewed Alley’s remarkable contribution to Chinese revolution and socialism construction and his traditional friendship with CPAFFC. In addition, he also briefed the delegation on the 60th anniversary of CPAFFC and invited friends of New Zealand to join the event.

John Hayes, head of the delegation and Chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee and Parliamentary Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs, spoke highly of CPAFFC’s efforts in promoting people-to-people friendship and furthering practical cooperations between local governments of both sides. He said that New Zealand Parliment would like to strengthen cooperation with China in all fields and deepen Sino-New Zealand traditional friendship in the new era.

Vice President Li Jianping showed the delegation around Rewi Alley’s residence after the meeting.