On June 16th, Mr Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) attended a Reception to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday hosted by the British Embassy in China and met with H.E. Ms Barbara Wood, British Ambassador to China.

Vice President Song extended congratulations on the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, thanked Ambassador’s support for China-UK local government cooperation, and exchanged ideas with her on the recent work of the two countries’ local government exchanges and cooperation. Song also passed on to her a congratulation letter to Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday written by an 11-year-old Chinese girl from Shandong Province and the invitation letter to China International Friendship Cities Conference 2016. Ambassador Wood thanked Vice President Song and the CPAFFC’s work in pushing forward China-UK local government cooperation and people-to-people and cultural exchanges.