On the afternoon of December 1st, Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Mr. SAKASHITA  SHIGENOBU, Chairman of Committee of Philia Non-Profitable Organization and the supreme Consultant of the Shenzhen Japanese CCI. Since the early 1980s, under the guidance of Mr. OKAZAKI  KAHEITA, one of the founders of China-Japan friendship, Mr. SAKASHITA  SHIGENOBU actively developed economic and people-to-people exchange programs between China and Japan, and participated in planning and organizing many influential large-scale events such as Exchange Conference on China’s Policies for Foreign Enterprises which was jointly held with CPAFFC in 2002 and 2004 in succession. Mr. Li Ruihuan, then-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) spoke highly of the conference at the time he was presented. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Mr. SAKASHITA SHIGENOBU donated 6 million Yen to the disaster area. In September 2006, he was conferred People’s Friendship Contribution Prize.  During his meeting with Mr. SAKASHITA SHIGENOBU, CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe conveyed President Li Xiaolin’s greetings to him and thanked him for the contributions he had made to the cause of the friendship between China and Japan over the past several decades. He thought that the people-to-people friendship of the two countries should be developed with great efforts especially when the bilateral relations were confronted with difficulties and challenges. Mr. SAKASHITA SHIGENOBU said, the next year will mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of Japan-China diplomatic relations. They are planning some events to improve the bilateral ties. He said it had been long time since the last Exchange Conference on China’s Policies for Foreign Enterprises was held. . During the period, many new situations and problems arose. They would like to hold the third exchange conference. In addition, they hoped to strengthen the cooperation with the Chinese side in fields of the elderly care, child health care and etc.. Vice President Hu said that it is a good idea to enhance the mutual understanding, dispel the doubts and achieve win-win results through the third exchange conference. Both sides also have a large space to cooperate in  fields of the elderly care, child health care, environmental protection and so on. Japan has many experience that China could adapt from. Vice President Hu said that in order to build an extensive platform of cooperation for the two countries’ enterprises, these contents could be considered to be added to the conference. Mr. SAKASHITA SHIGENOBU agreed with Vice President Hu’ s suggestions and the both sides also discussed on some other cooperative intentions. Mr. Hu Yang, Deputy Director-general of China Service Center for Friendship and Cooperation with Foreign Countries (CSC) of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.

Mme. Gu Xiulian, President of China-ASEAN Association met with Mr. Bhokin Bhalakula, President of Thai-Chinese Culture and Economy Association(TCCEA) and his delegation in the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) on November 30th. Gu Xiulian said that China and Thailand are close neighbors. The two countries keep close cooperative relationships on bilateral, regions and international affairs. “China and Thailand are one family” takes deeper roots in two peoples. She expressed profound memory to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the great friend of the Chinese people, and said that the Chinese side is willing to make joint efforts with Thailand to continuously enrich the connotation of the comprehensive strategic partnership of the two countries and make much progress with China-ASEAN relations. Gu Xiulian expressed appreciation for the Thai-Chinese Young Executive Exchange Program organized jointly by CPAFFC and TCCEA. She hoped that the program could play active role in enhancing the friendly relations of the two countries. Bhokin Bhalakula said that the Thai-Chinese Young Executive Exchange Program aims to strengthen the exchanges and understanding, promote the pragmatic cooperation and inherit the traditional friendship. The Thai side is willing to make great efforts to hold the program well and commonly make more people-to-people exchanges programs with CPAFFC and China-ASEAN Association. He said that the people have been grieving for the passing away of the King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and the King Rama X will ascend to Throne, which will further strengthen the Sino-Thai relations. The both sides also exchanged their views of continuously promoting the exchanges of the economy and trade and the youth of the two countries and strengthening the multilateral cooperation of China-ASEAN.

A reception for celebrating the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Peru was held by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in Beijing on November 28th. H.E.Mr. Arken Imirbaki, Vice Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Carlos Capunay, Peru Ambassador in China, attended the reception. Before the reception, Vice Chairman Arken Imirbaki met with Ambassador Carlos Capunay and expressed his congratulations on successfully holding the 24th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima of Peru. Arken Imirbaki said that the two heads of state exchanged visits in two months, which promoted China-Peru relations into a new stage. China and Peru have become good brothers who could have mutual trust, good partners who could have common development and good friends who could commonly take responsibilities over 45 years since the establishment of their diplomatic relations. Ambassador Carlos Capunay stressed that the Peru side pays high attention to the friendship between the two countries and is willing to push forward China- Peru comprehensive strategic partnership with the Chinese side.  Vice President Hu Sishe and Ambassador Carlos Capunay delivered speeches respectively on the reception. Vice President Hu Sishe pointed out that since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the bilateral ties have been keeping long-term, stable development, the exchanges in various fields increased gradually and the people-to-people friendship has taken deeper roots in the two peoples. Ambassador Carlos Capunay thanked the Chinese side for long-term supporting and said that the Peru side is willing to continue strengthen the cooperation with China and further promote the bilateral relations.  Vice Chairman Arken Imirbaki also conferred China-Latin America & the Caribbean Friendship Medal to the outstanding Peru writer Juan Morillo and his wife who has been engaging in the cause of the people-to-people friendship. 

At the invitation of CPAFFC, a 22-person delegation of ASEAN Countries Friendship Organizations Leaders paid a visit to Beijing and Anhui from November 21 to 25.  During the visit, they attended the 1st ASEAN-China Friendship Organizations Leaders Meeting. H.E. Mr. Luo Fuhe, Vice Chairman of CPPCC National Committee, Madame Gu Xiulian, President of China-ASEAN Association, Madame Lin Yi, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Li Jinbin, Party Secretary of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and Mr. Song Guoquan, Party Secretary of CPC Hefei Municipal Committee met the delegation respectively. Main delegates include H. E. Mr. Korn Dabbaransi, President of Thai-Chinese Friendship Association, H. E. Mr. EK Sam Ol, President of the Cambodia-China Friendship Association, H. E. Mr. Lytou Boupao, Vice President of Laos-China Friendship Association, H. E. Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Vice President of Vietnam-China Friendship Association, H. E. U Sein Win Aung, President of Myanmar-China Friendship Association, Dr. MD Firdaus ABD Rahman,Vice President of Brunei-China Friendship Association, Mr. Paiman Mak, Deputy Chairman of Association of Indonesia-China Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation, Mr. Chin Then Shoong, Assistant Secretary General of Malaysia-China Friendship Association, and Mr. Loh Weng Kee, Head of Social Activities Group of Singapore-China Friendship Association. The meeting was one of the series of activities marking the 25th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations. The CPAFFC and ASEAN delegates reached many consensuses in improving the mechanism of “Conference on ASEAN-China People-to-People Friendship” and unanimously agreed on a MOU. The participants were also given a lecture by Mr. Huang Xilian, Deputy Director General of the Asian Affairs Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the subject of “Advance the China-ASEAN Relations” and had face-to-face communication. The ASEAN delegates also met with leaders from friendship associations of Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, and Qinzhou city of Guangxi Autonomous Region. In Anhui province, the delegation visited the Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area, Jianghuai Automobile Company and Sungrowth Electric company and reached initial intention on cooperation in new energy and people-to-people fields.

BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The launching ceremony of the prize-giving solicitation of logo for the “World Philanthropy Forum” was held in Beijing, Tuesday. Sponsored by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Tsinghua University, and organized by Xinhuanet and Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University, this event aims to expand the global participation in philanthropic affairs and achieve global consensus. This event is open to charity colleagues and professionals at home and abroad, especially famous universities, advertising companies, design companies, cultural and creative companies and individuals. Lasting from Nov. 22, 2016 to early Feb in 2017, this activity is divided into three parts: extensive solicitation, initial evaluation and final evaluation of shortlisted works. The entries will be published and promoted via such channels as Xinhuanet, Xinhua News APP, and Xinhua Charity WeChat Account, and the topic is put up on Xinhua social networking platform for interactive discussion. The final solicitation program is jointly decided through the voting by Internet users and expert review. The Winner of this award will receive a prize of 10,000 U.S. dollars (an equivalent of RMB 68,000) and a certificate. The finalists will receive relevant certificates and souvenirs. Internet users participating in the selection using real names and charitable organizations will receive souvenirs bearing the logo of the World Philanthropy Forum and have the opportunity to participate in the “World Philanthropy Forum.” Contact details for logo solicitation: Institute for Philanthropy Tsinghua University (IPTU) Contact : Guo Pan Tel: 010-62773929 Email address for submissions : logo@worldphilanthropyforum.org Prize-giving Solicitation Requirements: 1. The LOGO should consist of patterns and characters. The design should be creative, elegant and simple. The characters should reflect the goals of the WPF and should encompass the two major elements of “the world” and “philanthropy”; 2. The LOGO should be easy to identify, and any typeface for both Chinese and English characters is acceptable. 3. The LOGO plan should be submitted together with a brief and concise designing explanation; 4. The LOGO plan should include the source file of vector graphics, the typeface and specific usage plans under different circumstances 5. The LOGO design should be absolutely original, and the person who submits their plan should have legal, complete, full, and exclusive copyright on the plan. 6. The LOGO plan shall not infringe upon the copyright, trademark rights, exclusive rights and other rights of others. Any infringement of the above rights will lead to immediate cancellation of the plan. All legal disputes arising out of this shall be the responsibility of the submitter. 7. LOGO plans should be in the form of electronic document with the title and the author’s name and contact information. The author should submit HD-format layered graphs (either PS or AI is acceptable). Submissions in other formats will be considered invalid. The contest participant shall reserve the original information and original document of the graphs and pictures for verification. The author will be required to provide original documents if his or her submitted plan is shortlisted. Introduction to the World Philanthropy Forum: On the first China’s National Philanthropy Day and World Philanthropy Day, the World Philanthropy Forum was launched and organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Tsinghua University and other organizations. The Forum is committed to promoting international philanthropy practice, academic exchanges, policy advocacy and experience sharing. The Forum, based on the participation spirit of openness and equality, will unite more political, business, social, and academic colleagues, and win the support of social elite and participation of the general public. It has both Chinese characteristic and global feature; the Forum upholds the trustworthy, sustainable development spirit, and gradually forges a multi-faceted, multifunctional and multi-level partnership and a participation and cooperation mechanism; the Forum holds the spirit of patience and confidence, focuses on hot topics and difficult issues concerning human development, shows respect for different patterns and experiences, and achieves consensus; the Forum pays attention to the system integration of disciplines, theories, practices, talents and actions, especially considering the current situation and predicting the future. It forms a new integrated development of social work and charity in terms of respecting the local community and drawing on the experience of the international community.

On November 22nd, Vice President Xie Yuan awarded “Special Contribution to China-U.S. Friendship”to Chairman Gen. Whitehead of the U.S. Flying Tigers Historical Organization(FTHO)，President Larry Jobe of FTHO and Vice Chairman KC Ma of FTHO.  Vice President Xie Yuan expressed his thanks to the awardees’long-term efforts, after the founding of the FTHO, in commemorating, protecting and carrying forward the history of precious cooperation between China and the U.S.in the World War II.  He also thanked them for the great contributions to the reflying the Hump. VP Xie extended warm congratulations on the successful re-flying after nine-year plan and preparation.   President Jobe said during the re-flying, the crew underwent many difficulties. Every time, the Chinese people extended warm hands and helped settle the problems as they did so many times to the Flying Tigers in the World War II. He bears heartfelt gratitude to the Chinese people.  FTHO raised fund and purchased a C-47 aircraft which served in the the World War II. After taking off from Australia on August 15th, the crew had to change both engines and encountered one forced landing and finally on November 19th, the aircraft successfully landed in Guilin and completed the mission of re-flying the Hump. In late March 2017, the aircraft will be officially stationed in the American Flying Tigers Guilin Heritage Park. 

November 19, 2016 the (Nanchang Declaration for China-U.S. Healthy Cities  Forum) is as follows,  On 18-19 November 2016, the Third China-U.S. Sister Cities Conference & China-U.S. Healthy Cities Forum is convened in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, jointly hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, Jiangxi Provincial Government, U.S. Sister Cities International, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Representatives from national and local government, health officials, experts and business representatives are attending this event.     We agree that exchanges among U.S.-China sister cities act as an important bridge for enhancing friendship and cooperation at the local level, as well as a cornerstone for advancing the China-U.S. relationship. This forum is a concrete follow-up on the consensus reached by President Obama and President Xi during their meeting in September 2016, as well as the deliverables from the 8th China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the 7th U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange. We believe this forum will further strengthen cooperation in the development, management, and service delivery of healthy cities, foster people-to-people exchanges, and further accelerate overall practical cooperation between the two countries.      We recognize that health is a necessary requirement in realizing the overall development of individuals, and a core impetus for social and economic sustainable development, a significant indicator of national prosperity, and a common pursuit for both of our countries’ citizens. Cities play a critical role in advancing and protecting their citizens’ health. Supporting healthy cities encourages both countries to address common problems, challenges, and opportunities related urbanization, aging, of the population, emerging non-communicable and infectious diseases, and environmental and lifestyle changes. It is also a reflection of a strong sense of responsibility, urgency, and mission in the evolution of public health practice.      The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda adopted by United Nations in September 2015 sets important goals for global health development. In this context, we propose the following approaches to promote development of healthy cities under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Framework: 1.Strive to improve health policies. Local governments may play a substantial role in adopting action plans and strategies tailored to local conditions; to address basic needs of local residents including education, housing, employment, and safety; to optimize health services; and to provide a more equitable and sustainable social security system.     2.Seek to utilize health policies and strategies to encourage the building of healthy environments, which may lead to eliminating air, water, and soil pollution; improving urban environmental sanitation; and making cities more livable and healthier built environments. 3.Effectively engage social organizations and other partners for healthy city development. This calls for active participation from communities and individuals to contribute through concrete actions on urban environmental enhancement.    4.Educate about and promote healthy lifestyles and improving the health literacy of the general public.  Participants from both countries commit to strengthen cooperation through the sister cities program including:   1.Taking into consideration the actual needs of local, advance cooperation on health, trade, education, culture, and tourism. 2.Facilitating healthy city exchanges between the two countries, organizing mutual visits and study tours among officials, experts, and scholars to exchanging views and share experiences to foster healthy city development in both countries.

Co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), the Japan Foundation (JF) and the Korea-Japan Cultural Exchange Council (KJCE) and other Japanese and Korean organizations, the Twelfth Meeting of the China-Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Forum was held in Hiroshima-shi, Japan on November, 17th. Over 30 people including Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the CPAFFC, Mr. KAZUO OGURA, Consultant of the JF, Mr. Chung Ku Chong, Chairman of the KJCE, Mr. Yang Houlan, Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat and experts and scholars in the  field of culture of the three countries, attended the meeting. President Li Xiaolin said in her opening speech that the three countries, China, Japan and Korea, all located in North-East Asia. They are close neighbors linked by a narrow strip of water and keep close and friendly exchanges. The people of the three countries learned each other during the thousand years of history of cultural exchanges, which created their own charming national culture and also enriched the civilization of the East-Asia. Therefore, the three countries established a mutual understanding and recognition basis that is far beyond other countries’ relations. President Li hoped that the three countries could take this forum as an important opportunity to promote the cultural exchanges, commonly show the charm and their characteristic culture to the world, enhance the mutual understanding and friendship of the peoples of the three countries and make efforts to promote the long-term, healthy and stable development of the trilateral relations. KAZUO OGURA said that the three countries have encountered many difficult challenges in the past on the political and economical relations. They will also face many issues in the future. The cultural exchange plays an important role in improving the relations of the three countries and strengthening the feelings of the peoples. He hoped that the three countries could further enlarge the cultural exchanges and lay a peaceful and stable foundation. Chung Ku Chong said that the three countries with long and friendly history have many common points in the field of culture. This is a good basis for the exchange. He hoped that the three countries’ personages in cultural field could exchange honestly and commonly push forward their cultural exchanges. The theme of this meeting was the “Food Culture and International Exchanges among China, Japan and Korea”. The experts from the three countries introduced respectively the features of their own food and the charm of their culture on the meeting and the representatives had an in-depth and pragmatic discussion on the topics of how to further enlarge the three countries’ cultural exchanges through friendly cities, youth and other ways, and reached an extensive consensus. The meeting achieved a complete success. The China-Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Forum was launched in Seoul, Korea in 2005 and held the first meeting there. It is held in one country each year in turn. The original purpose of the forum is to actively promote the cultural exchanges of the three countries on the basis of respecting their culture diversity, so as to protect the healthy development of the trilateral relations and the peace and stability of the North-East Asia.

The CPAFFC delegation led by Vice President Xie Yuan attended The 22nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco on November 14th. The delegation presented the “High-level Forum on Climate Change South-South Cooperation” in the China Pavilion, and discussed the climate change issue with representatives from other developing countries. The COP22 is the first United Nations Climate Change Conference since The Paris Agreement formally went into effect. The representatives from more than 190 countries and regions discussed about the implementation of The Paris Agreement, expressed the willingness and determination to cope with climate change through global collaboration. The conference issued “Global Climate Risk Index 2017” on November 8th.

The Second International Conference of Indologists was co-hosted by CPAFFC, China-India Friendship Association, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Indian Embassy in China and Shenzhen University in Ming Wah International Conference Center, Shenzhen from Nov.11 to Nov. 13. Nearly 100 experts on Indology from China, India, Germany, Holland, Thailand and Chile participated in the conference. Mr. Hu Sishe delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Mr. Hu Sishe delivered a speech on the opening ceremony Mr. Hu said that it’ s a spectacular event to have the Second World Conference of Indologists in China both in terms of the history of cultural exchanges between India and China and the history of world cultural relations. The two peoples do research in each other’ s cultures with special mission and feelings. Both of them boast glorious ancient civilization, and their friendship dates back to several thousand years ago. He also believes that the pursuit of mutual understanding between the scholars of the two countries is aimed at the rejuvenation of the two nations as well as a better livelihood of the people all over the world. Prof. Lokesh Chandra, Chaiman of ICCR, H.E. Mr. Vijay Gokhale, Ambassador of India to China, Mr. Liu Hongyi, Party Secretary of Shenzhen University, Ven Guangquan, Abbot of Hangzhou Buddhist Academy also gave speeches on the opening ceremony. Mr. Chandra, 89 years old, told a story with emotion about his father and China. In the middle 1950s, his father Dr. Raghu Vira paid a visit to China as the Speaker of India’s Rajya Sabha. Premier Zhou Enlai gave him a batch of literary and historical Buddhist books. What’s more, Premier Zhou gave him a set of valuable Blue and White China printed with Sanskrit mantra and hoped that Mr. Vira could contribute more to the everlasting friendship between China and India. Mr. Chandra spoke highly of Premier Zhou for his broad mind, his understanding of the essence of Indian culture, and his respect for Indian people in his inner heart. Under the influence of his father, Mr. Chandra lived up to the expectation from Premier Zhou and his father with his lifelong devotion to research in Buddhism, bilateral cultural exchanges and people-to-people friendship. He hopes that people from all walks of life in the two countries can avail themselves of the conference to enhance the friendship of the two great countries through cultural exchanges and cooperation. Prof. Lokesh Chandra, Chaiman of ICCR delivered a speech Mr. Vijay Gokhale, Ambassador of India to China delivered a speech Mr. Liu Hongyi, Party Secretary of Shenzhen University Ven Guangquan, Abbot of Hangzhou Buddhist Academy During the conference, scholars from different countries delivered speeches and made discussions under the topics of Indology in China, Buddhism and world culture, Indology and Sino-Indian cultural exchanges, and Indian literature. It contributes to a more in-depth understanding of Indology and further exchanges of Sino-Indian cultures. The experts and scholars also displayed their books published these years which focus on researches in two countries’ cultures.   Guests of the Opening Ceremony Heated Discussions in Tea Break Fruits of Sino-Indian Cultural Exchanges