Organized by CPAFFC and Governors Association of Korea (GAOK), the first China-Korea Governors Conference was held in Incheon of Korea on the afternoon of June 8.  Mr. Hwang Kyo-Ahn, Prime Minister of Korea, met with delegates from both sides in Seoul before the Conference. The Conference was presided by Madame Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, and Mr. Yoo Jeong Bok, President of GAOK and Mayor of Incheon.  Delegates from China included Mr. Luosang Jiangcun, Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, Mr. Liang Gui, Member of the Standing Committee and Director-General of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shaanxi Committee, Mr. Zhao Haishan, Vice Mayor of Tianjin Municipality, Madame Wang Yanling, Vice Governor of Henan Province, and Mr. He Duanqi, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province.  Delegates from Korean side included Mr. Kwon Young-Jin，Mayor of Daegu Metropolitan City, Mr. Song Ha-Jin, Governor of Jeollabuk-do Province, Mr. Ahn Hee-Jung, Governor of Chungcheongnam-do Province, Mr. Yoon Jang-Hyun, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City，Mr. Choi Moon-Soon, Governor of Gangwon-do Province，Mr. Lee Nak-Yon, Governor of Jeollanam-do Province, Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, and Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.  All of the above-mentioned delegates and Mr. Qiu Guohong, Ambassador of China to Korea, made speeches at the Conference.  The theme of the Conference was “Welcome the China-Korea FTA Era and Effectively Play the Role of Local Governments”.  Both sides held broad and in-depth discussions on subjects of mutual concern such as “Green Development and Industrial Cooperation” and “Promoting People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges by Tourism Cooperation”. A Joint Declaration was released by the Conference and it was agreed that the second China-Korea Governors Conference be held in China in 2018.

At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Macedonia-China Friendship Association (MCFA) delegation visited China. CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe met with and hosted a dinner for them in CPAFFC on June 8. Vice President Hu extended his warm welcome to the delegation. He said that President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative will bring a good opportunity to China and Macedonia in the fields of the economy and trade pragmatic cooperation and the humanity and culture exchanges. He hoped that the two countries’ associations should strengthen the exchanges in the future and play a positive role in promoting the cooperation between the two countries in various fields. Chairman Ljupco Malenkov expressed that supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MCFA held many large-scale activities and got a good results. Since there are poets, musicians and painters in the delegation, it will jointly hold the exhibition of paintings with the Art Exchanges Institute of CPAFFC in Beijing. The paintings will be auctioned after the exhibition and the proceeds will be donated to Chinese children in poor area. He said he would like to keep positive contact with CPAFFC, promote mutual understanding and expand the cooperation. Mr. Lv Hongwei, Deputy Director-General of the Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, held talk with the delegation before the meeting. 

On June 7th, 2016, the Fourth Round-Table Summit of “Global CEO Council” initiated by the CPAFFC was held successfully at Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang met with 15 CEOs attending the summit and had an in-depth communication with them.  The CEOs expressed their views and offered suggestions on innovation-driven growth in China, green development, the Belt and Road Initiative and other issues, based on the theme set for the round-table summit -- “The 13th Five-Year Plan: Opportunities and Challenges to Multinational Corporations”.  The summit posed this question: after more than 30 years of rapid growth, how should China steadily and effectively deal with the problems, confusions, challenges and opportunities.  World economy has been through weak recovery, and is experiencing international trade slowdown. China are also faced with many difficulties and challenges. However, hope and difficulties are co-existed, and the former is greater than the latter. In the process of economic transformation and upgrading, services and consumption has accounted more than half of economic growth. China will provide new opportunities for investors in communication, medical treatment, sports and other emerging consumer markets, according to the premier. As the largest developing country, China still has great development space and market potential, and China will open wider to the world, "to share opportunities with foreign investors to reach win-win results," Li said. Attendees considered China a economic opportunity more than challenge, and China is still an attractive destination for investment. They are willing to take parts in China’s entrepreneurial innovation and green development, to achieve common development of their enterprises and China economy. Initiated by Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries on June 5th, 2013, “Global CEO Council” aims to bring together the specially invited CEOs of the world’s largest multinational corporations to have the highest level of direct communications with Chinese leaders for understanding, friendship, cooperation and common development between China and the world. The Round-Table Summit of “Global CEO Council” was held yearly from 2013, Premier Li Keqiang attended the summit and exchanges views with attendees for four consecutive years.

\ On June 6, Director General Zhang Heqiang of American and Oceanian Affairs attended the Health Pillar Dialogue of the Seventh CPE. DG Zhang detailed about the Third China-US Sister City Conference and China-US Healthy City Forum which will be held in Nanchang, capital city of Jiangxi Province, on November 19-20, 2016. He said the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Sister Cities International (US) appreciates the opportunity to co-host the above events with National Health and Family Planning Commission of China(NHFPC)and US Department of Health and Human Services. China-US Sister City Conference is one of the important subnational exchange platforms for the two countries, while the Healthy City Forum is a significant consensus reached at the Sixth CPE last year. The November events will highlight the importance of China-US cooperation. By in-depth discussion on the relations between health and life, aging society, climate change, city transportation and innovation, it is hoped that the events will deepen the concept of healthy city and generate more concrete bilateral cooperation so that they will not only benefit our two peoples but also set good examples for the rest of world.    The Pillar Dialogue was also attended by representatives from NHFPC，US Department of Health and Human Services，Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, American Heart Association, Fu University, Harvard University and other organizations.

On June 6th, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, met with Mr. D. Kurbanov, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to China.  Mr. Kurbanov informed the CPAFFC of the working scheme of the Embassy and the preparations for the SCO Summit.  Mr. Song extended gratitude to Mr. Kurbanov for The support of the Embassy to CPAFFC over the years and indicated that the CPAFFC will keep close contact with the Embassy to carry on and develop the traditional friendship between the two countries. Mrs. Hu Chunmei, Associated Counsel of the Department of European and Asian Affairs attended the meeting.

The International Seminar on “Translation and Chinese-Arabic Humanity Exchange, Co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), jointly organized by Arab Translation Organizations and Arabic Translations Association , was held in SISU from June 4 to 5, 2016. With the theme of commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Arab countries, this seminar is the largest conference comparing with the Arabic language conferences held over the past decade in China and Arab countries and is also the first international academic activity about humanity exchange between China and Arab countries after the seventh ministerial meeting of the China-Arab countries cooperation forum in May this year. The SISU made their efforts for this seminar and other participants paid high attention to it. About 150 representatives, including the experts and the scholars came from more than 20 Arabic teaching and research institutions, such as, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), Peking University, Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), University Of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), Beijing International Studies University (BISU), the leaders came from Arabic Translation Organizations  , Arabic Translations Association , The League of Arab States Arabic Advanced Translation Institution , Morocco’s King Fahd School of Translation, The Agency of the League of Arab States in China, and the representatives from Xinhua News Agency, China Central Television (CCTV), Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, China Radio International (CRI), China Today, China International Publishing Group (CIPG), attended the seminar.   

On June 2rd, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, met with Mr. Aureliu Ciocoi, the new Ambassador of  Moldova to China.   Mr. Song extended gratitude to Mr.Ciocoi for the support of the Embassy to CPAFFC over the years and indicated that the CPAFFC will work with the Moldova side to further promote bilateral exchanges and cooperation between people-to-people friendship organizations and local governments. Mr. Song hoped that Mr.Ciocoi can support the cause of people-to-people friendship between China and the Moldova in the future.   Mr.Ciocoi spoke highly of CPAFFC’s contribution in bilateral relations as well as CPAFFC’s unique role in promoting friendship-city relations and local government cooperation. The Embassy will keep close contact with CPAFFC to carry on and develop the friendship between the two countries during his term.   Mrs. Hu Chunmei, Associated Counsel of the Department of European and Asian Affairs,attended the meeting.

Mr. Tang Jiaxuan, President of China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA), met with Mr. YOKOI YUTAKA, New Japanese Ambassador to China, on June 2. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), attended the meeting. President Tang extended his welcome to Ambassador YOKOI YUTAKA for taking his new post in China. He expressed that the current bilateral relations developed stably, the exchanges at different levels began to restore, the personnel exchanges increased gradually and the pragmatic cooperation developed in an orderly manner. But, the bilateral ties are still very fragile and are interfered by some sensitive factors from time to time. Since China and Japan are the first and the second largest economy in Asia, peace, friendship and cooperation are the only correct choices for both countries. Whatever difficulties they might confront with, the both sides should focus on the overall situation, overcome the challenges and grasp the general direction of lasting friendship from generation to generation. President Tang emphasized that the both sides should strengthen the political mutual-trust, promote the pragmatic cooperation in various fields, deepen the pragmatic exchanges and cooperation in the fields of the economy, trade, humanity, culture, youth, environment, media and etc. so as to consolidate the foundation for improving and developing the bilateral relations. Next year marks the 45th anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between China and Japan, the year after next will marks the 40th anniversary of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship. He hoped that the both sides should catch the rare opportunities to strive to develop the new situation of the improved bilateral ties after summarizing the experience and lessons. Ambassador YOKOI YUTAKA thanked President Tang Jiaxuan for taking his time to meet him. Ambassador YOKOI YUTAKA said that the Japan-China relations experienced many difficulties in these years, now the bilateral ties are in the important period of improving the relations. Under the new situation, the two countries should work together to build a new type of relationship to meet the new times’ requirements and benefit to the both sides. As the Japanese　Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, he felt a great responsibility and also decided to try his best to further deepen the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Mr. Xiao Qian, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dou Zhongyi, Secretary of President Tang Jiaxuan, Mr. Cheng Haibo, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Japanese Affairs of the CPAFFC, Mr. ISHIKAWA KOJI and Mr YAMAMOTO TAKASHI, Ministers of the Embassy of Japan in China, attended the meeting. 

On June 1st, CPAFFC and Embassy of Brunei to China jointly held the reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brunei. H.E.Mr.Zhang Qingli, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of CPPCC, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin,Vice President Song Jingwu of CPAFFC, Major General Ciguowei, Deputy Chief of International Military Cooperation Office of the Central Military Commission, Mme. Meng Xiaosi, Vice President of All-China Women’s Federation, H.R.H.Princess Masna and other 400 guests from two countries including Chinese and Bruneian representatives from foreign affairs,national defence, economic and trade, culture and media fields as well as ambassadors and envoys from other foreign countries’ Embassies to China. Zhang Qingli said in the speech that China and Brunei are traditional good neighbors and the friendship between our two peoples enjoys time-honored history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 25 years ago, the two sides respect each other and treat each other equally, which set a good example for the harmonious existence and mutually-beneficial and win-win cooperation between big and small countries. China is willing to link the Belt and Road initiative with Brunei’s Vision 2035, deepen the pragmatic cooperation in each field and bring more benefit to the two peoples and promote the further development of the bilateral relations. Princess Masna said in his speech that Brunei and China established the strategic cooperative relationship to bring the benefit and wellbeing to the two countries and peoples. The Bruneian side is willing, on the occasion of the 25 anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties as well as ASEAN-China dialogue relations, to promote the development of bilateral relations and strengthen the pragmatic cooperation in tourism, culture and people-to-people area. Vice President Song Jingwu and Ambassador Mangdelene Teo delivered welcome speeches respectively. Before the reception, Vice Chairman Zhang Qingli met with Princess Masna and her delegation.

On behalf of Chinese Chairwoman of China-Russia Friendship, Peace and Development Committee Think-Tank Council Li Xiaolin, CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi attended the 2th international conference which was held in Moscow on China and Russia: Taking Bilateral Relations to a High Quality and made a speech entitled leading humanity and culture exchanges, building friendly cooperation base. In her speech, Vice President Lin Yi made an introduction on the China and Russia humanity and culture exchanges programs which were held by CPAFFC and CRFA (China-Russia Friendship Association) in recent years. She spoke highly of the important role of the humanity and culture exchanges played in the development of the bilateral relations. Sponsored by Russia International Affairs Committee, the conference aimed to evaluate the current situation and the future development trend in bilateral relations, analysis the main achievements and unsolved problems of the bilateral cooperation, and give some advice and suggestions to the leaders of the two countries on further developing the strategic partnership. Chinese Chairman of China-Russia Friendship, Peace and Development Committee Dai Bingguo, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, President of Russia International Affairs Committee Ivanov, attended the conference.