Vice president of CPAFFC Lin Yi met with Ayenoue, Mayor of forth District of Libreville, Gabon on November 14th. Vice president Lin welcomed the visit of Ayenoue and expressed, Gabon is the important partner of China in West Africa. It’s glad to see Gabon-China Friendship Association successfully reconstituted under the support of president Bongo. Delegation of CPAFFC plans to visit Gabon within this year and hopes to consolidate the cooperation with Gabon-China Friendship Association and to foster the China-Gabon municipal government exchanges.Ayenoue expressed, he himself has visited China multiple times and has profound affection for China. Right now, he is not only mayor of forth District of Libreville, Gabon but also member of Gabon-China Friendship Association responsible for municipal government exchanges. He said, a common will shared by people is the foundation of relations of both countries. Gabon would like to have closer contact with CPAFFC, to deepen the Gabon-China people-to-people friendship as well as the municipal exchanges and to build connections for pragmatic cooperation in various fields between both sides.Photographed by Yang Huiwen

On November 14, Vice President Xie Yuan met with Jewish American and Faith Leaders delegation organized by the America China Public Affairs Institute in Beijing. 

Meeting with Mr.Khalil, President of Morocco-China Friendship Exchange Association and the delegation On 8th ,Nov., Secretary General of CPAFFC Li Xikui met with delegation of Moroccan Entrepreneurs led by Dr. Mohamed Khalil, President of Morocco-China Friendship Exchange Association(MCFEA). Secretary General Li welcomed the visit of president Khalil and the delegation and introduced the main job of CPAFFC and CFFPD as well as reviewed the close cooperation with MCFEA. He expressed that CPAFFC would further strengthen the exchange with MCFEA and friendly personage of Morocco and work as a bridge between Enterprises of both countries, so as to commonly promote the pragmatic cooperation between both countries in terms of public charity, education, health care, culture and sports etc.President Khalil thanked Secretary General Li for his time of meeting and gave positive remarks about excellent social effect due to the successful donation of Gamma Knife from China to Morocco co-enablized by CFFPD and MCFEA. He said, it is the common sense of all circles in Morocco to strengthen the cooperation in economy and trade with China and he hoped that both sides could work together to open more channels for cooperation of all fields between both countries and to build the platform of Morocco-China economic and trade cooperation, which would help make more excellent cooperation projects into reality.On behalf of the visiting entrepreneurs, president of U2M Investment Mr. Belhassan Si Mohamed expressed a strong will of cooperating with chinese companies and introduced the idea of establishing a China Trade Town in Morocco. It is hoped to get in contact with more chinese companies in order to discuss about investigation and cooperation and to contribute to development of economic and trade relations.Group photo with delegation membersBoth sides also widely exchanged views about China-Morocco bilateral relation in the new era. Deputy director General of Department of Cultural Exchanges, Ms. Jia Ling and Deputy secretary general of CFFPD Ms. Deng Lan were present at the meeting.

From November the 2nd to 6th, CPAFFC received the visit of Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Jandroković in China, who attended the Second China International Import Expo in Shanghai. 21 delegates including Croatian Minister of Agriculture Marija Vučković, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Darko Horvat, State Secretary of Tourism Frano Matušić, State Secretary of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Mario Antonić and delegates from Croatian Parliament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chamber of Commerce came to visit alongside.In Beijing, Chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhanshu met the delegation. In Shanghai, the delegation attended the opening ceremony of the Second China Import Expo and the session of Opening-up, Regulation and Business Environment of Hongqiao Economic Forum. The Speaker of Parliament Jandroković made a speech at the opening of the session.Speaker of Parliament Jandroković and president of CPAFFC Li Xiaolin attended the opening ceremony of the special exhibition of History of European Greeting Cards & Postcards for 100 years and delievered speeches respectively.In Beijing, the delegates also visited the Exibition of Great Achievements Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the founding of PRC.

On 5th November, vice president Song Jingwu met with delegation of Japan-China Future Association led by famous japanese friendly personage Minamimura Shirou.Vice president Song praised Minamimura Shirou for his agelong engagement in China-Japan amity and introduced the exchange situation of CPAFFC towards Japan in recent years. He expressed that a vital opportunity for development of current China-Japan relation is coming and CPAFFC would work together with all Japanese of noble aspiration in various fields including Japan-China Future Associaton to inherit the tradition of amity between China and Japan, to constantly enrich the content of people-to-people exchanges, to develop new blood for China-Japan amity and to contribute commonly to building a China-Japan relation fitting the demands of new era.Minamimura said, Japan-China relation has been and will still be through all kinds of ups and downs. Both sides should fullly realize the importance of Japan-China amity to develop a stable and long-range relation between both countries. Japan-China Future Association would continue to uphold the spirit of Japan-China amity and contribute to people-to-people friendly exchange between both countries.

    Seventy years with rains and hardships, seventy years with fruits and success.Seventy years of friendship road we went through together.In this colorful July with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Russia and the founding of the China Russian Friendship Association, the“Chinese and Russian Youth Revisiting the Friendship Road of Seventy Years”, initiated and co-hosted by the CPAFFC and the China Russian Friendship Association had its inauguration in Beijing on June 30th.     70 youth from difference regions and walks of society in Russia resembling 70 years friendship between China and Russia, together with about 100 youth from Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and universities gathered in Beijing. In the beautiful compound of the CPAFFC headquarters, the Chinese and Russian youth are all in white T-shirts with the logo which is consisted of the pictures of Chinese and Russian national flags and the number of “70” and the character “Friendship” reflecting youth and vitality.Mr Song Jingwu, Vice President from the CPAFFC and Vice President of the China Russian Friendship Association and Ms Olga Melnikova, Cultural Counsellor of Russian Embassy and Director of Russian Cultural Center in Beijing addressed the inauguration.Vice President Song Jingwu said that to carry out the instructions of the heads of state of the two countries and in line with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Russia, with the support of relevant departments from the two countries, the “Chinese and Russian Youth Revisiting the Friendship of Seventy Years”is launched today after over six months’ planning and preparation. He hopes the Chinese and Russian youth can take this chance to revisit the path and status quo of the friendship between China and Russia and develop their own thoughts and vision about the future of the bilateral relations. Hope the Chinese and Russian youth can sow the seeds of friendship through their first-hand knowledge of each other’s countries and since then take part into the friendship undertaking throughout their life and he is willing to wait together with the youth for the fruits of the friendship between China and Russia. In her address, Cultural Counsellor Olga Melnikova said that “Chinese and Russian Youth Revisiting the Friendship of Seventy Years”hosted by the CPAFFC is aimed to create a platform for the mutual understanding of each other’s country culture.During the inauguration, youth from the Russian Cultural Center and the CPAFFC gave their culture performances and brought the event to a new high. As part of this project, the Chinese and Russian youth will visit Changchun from Jilin province of historical significance in China-Russia Friendship and Hangzhou from Zhejiang province which reflects the China-Russia Cooperation in the new era before heading back to Beijing for the seminar and grand gala between Chinese and Russian youth.Let’s look forward to the stories on this tour of revisiting the seventy years’ of friendship.                      Photographed by Wen Guangmei

    On May 16, Vice President Lin Yi of CPAFFC met with H.E. Madame Winnie N. Chibesakunda, the Zambian Ambassador to China.    Madame Lin Yi delightedly recalled the visit to Zambia by her delegation in March this year and expressed gratitude for the hospitality given by the Zambian central and local governments as well as the Zambia-China Friendship Association. She said that the visit was fruitful and obtained good social response. The CPAFFC will actively implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, keep close touch with the Embassy of Zambia in China, the Zambian local governments and the newly established Zambia-China Friendship Association, so as to promote exchanges between the two sides and continuously improve the level of cooperation.    Ambassador Chibesakunda is grateful for the CPAFFC’s long-term efforts in promoting Zambia-China friendship and local government exchanges. She briefed Madame Lin on the current progress and problems in establishing friendship provinces and cities between Zambia and China.  She said that the Embassy will keep on strengthening pragmatic cooperation in areas of politics, trade, culture and tourism among more provinces and cities between the two countries.  It is appreciated if the CPAFFC could continue to recommend Chinese provincial and municipal resources and provide necessary support in this regard.    Madame Tang Ruimin, Deputy Director General of the Department of Asian & African Affairs of the CPAFFC, was present at the meeting.                    Photographed by Pei Xingchen

   Supported by the Office of the Leading Group for the Belt and Road Initiative (the B&R Office) and China Development Bank (CDB), the seminar was co-organized by Silk-Road Planning Research Center (S-PRC), the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), United Cities and Local Governments ASPAC (UCLG ASPAC), Institute for One Belt-One Road Strategies of Tsinghua University and the Bank of Beijing. Mr.Chenyuan, Chairman of the Silk-Road President of Chinese Pepole’s Planning Research Centre,Vice chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s     Political Consultative Conference and Mr. Song Jingwu, vice-president of CPAFFC attended the meeting and delivered the speech.   Over the past 40 years since China’s reform and opening up, China has achieved a lot in city renovation and is recognized by the countries along the belt and the road. The seminar focused on renovation of urban shantytowns, providing a platform for mutual learning and idea changing. The meeting was concluded by signature of the "Initiative for Cooperation in Urban Shantytown Renovation of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" consensus.            

 Vice President Xie Yuan led a CPAFFC delegation to attend Michigan-China Week in the U.S. from May 6 to 9. Michigan China Week was hosted by the state government of Michigan and Michigan-China Innovation Center. Around 150 government and business representatives from Guangdong, Sichuan, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces participated in the China Week, during which they visited American Center for Mobility, University of Michigan, Quicken Loans and had extensive exchanges with U.S. representatives from public and private sectors. Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan met with Vice President Xie Yuan during the China Week. Governor Snyder expressed his warm welcome to the whole Chinese delegation attending the first-ever China Week in the history of Michigan. He attributed the rapid growth of Michigan economy in recent years largely to its fruitful cooperation with China. Michigan is now the No. 3 state attracting Chinese investment in the U.S. He hoped that the China Week could create more opportunities for the two sides to step up potential cooperation.Vice President Xie spoke highly of the outstanding contributions made by Governor Snyder to promoting cooperation between Michigan and China in areas such as trade, investment and tourism. Michigan has become the successful example for other U.S. states in terms of cooperation with China. Xie stated that in today’s era of great changes, China and the U.S. face similar development tasks, and cooperation is the only right choice for both sides. He believed that China-U.S. subnational cooperation had broad space for further growth. During the China Week, CPAFFC, Michigan-China Innovation Center and University of Michigan jointly hosted China-Michigan Industry and Innovation Dialogue, which set up the platform for northeastern provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang and the State of Michigan to share experiences in industrial transformation and upgrading as well as explore cooperation opportunities.            Photographed by Zhang Yang

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between  China and Sri Lanka, “China and Sri Lanka in the Eyes of Photographers" photo exhibition in Colombo opened in  University of Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo. The exhibition, which was aimed at enhancing mutual understanding and friendship and advocating the One Belt One Road Initiative, was co-hosted by CPAFFC together with Sri Lanka-China Society. Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Hu Sishe attended the opening ceremony  together with other delegation members.Mr. Arjuna Ranatunga, Minister of Petroleum Resources Development of Sri Lanka, Mr. Yi Xianliang, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. Amaradasa Gunawardana, President of Sri Lanka-China Society,   Mr. Indrananda Abesekara, President of Association for Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation and representatives from other  friendship associations attended the opening ceremony.Lighting Oil Lamps to Celebrate the Opening CeremonyMr. Hu pointed out in his speech that  since we established diplomatic relations, we have made tremendous achievements in the fields of politics, economics, trades, society, culture, etc. in the past 60 years. The strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries which features sincere mutual assistance and everlasting friendship radiates new vitality. The 140 photos on exhibition here represent not only the diligence and intelligence of the four photographers, but also a perfect combination of the artistic features and documentary functions of photography. Their works will definitely enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples and deepen our traditional friendship.  Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Hu Sishe Delivered A SpeechMr. Yi Xianliang, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka said in his speech that the history of our friendship dated back to ancient times. As early as 1600 years ago, the famous monk in China's East Jin Dynasty studied Buddhism in Sri Lanka and brought it back to China. He is not only a famous monk but also an envoy and witness of the two countries' friendship. Mr. Yi Xianliang held that despite our difference in population and territory, the two countries have been supporting and advancing each other on the international arena in the principle of mutual respect. He believed that the 140 photos on exhibition will surely propel mutual understanding and friendship between us.Mr. Yi Xianliang, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Gave A SpeechMr. Amaradasa Gunawardana, President of Sri Lanka-China  Society said in his speech that the two countries had a history of friendship as long as 2000 years. Founded in 1981, Sri Lanka-China Society has been in a close relationship with CPAFFC since the very beginning. In the past 36 years, we have co-hosted the Chinese Characters Exhibition, Chinese Folk Art Exhibition and other cultural exchange activities. The photo exhibition today will serve as a good example of our excellent cooperation. He believed that in the future, we will give impetus to the cause of bilateral friendship with rich cultural activities.  Mr. Hu Gave President of Sri Lanka-China Society the Photo Album As a Gift“China and Sri Lanka in the Eyes of Photographers" photography exchanges activity was launched in this May. The exhibition places include Pingyao in China's Shanxi Province, Colombo in Sri Lanka and Hangzhou in China's Zhejiang Province. As agreed by the two sides, CPAFFC together with Sri Lanka-China Society will extend the influence of the photography program to make it a comprehensive platform of exchanges, which include seminars on Sino-Sri Lanka relations, photography workshops, exhibitions, and performances. By doing so, the mutual understanding and friendship of the two peoples will reach a new level.