Co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the China India Friendship Association (CIFA), the 4th China India Forum, with the theme of “Constructing Win-win Investment Partnership”,  was successfully convened in Mumbai, India on 19th November. CIFA President Jiang Zhenghua, Chinese Ambassador in India Le Yucheng, Vice President of Anhui Provincial People’s Political Consultative Conference Tong Huaiwei, Vice President of Jiangxi Provincial People’s Political Consultative Conference Liu Xiaozhuang, CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi, President of Parliament Group on India-China Friendship Tarun Vijay, Industry Minister of Maharashtra Desai, Industry Minister of Karnataka R.V. Deshpande and other 400 guests from governments, associations, business circles and various fields of China and India attended the forum. President Jiang Zhenghua, Ambassador Le Yucheng, MP Tarun Vijay, Maharashtra Industry Minister Desai, Karnataka Industry Minister Deshpande delivered speeches at the opening ceremony.   At the forum, 20 guests from Chinese and Indian local governments, and well-known enterprises shared their views and made proposals on the following five themes, namely “Made in China” & “Make in India”, Collaborative Cooperation and Development for Global Competitiveness, Opportunities in Infrastructure, Ports and Smart Cities, Initiatives for New Energy, Financing of Cross Border Investments-China-India, and China-India: e-commerce and services.   In order to encourage mutual investment and promote further development of bilateral trade relations, the “China India Models” awarding ceremony was held at the forum, felicitating the Chinese and Indian enterprises with outstanding performance in the field of investment. They are: TBEA, Foton Group, Liugong Machinery Co. Ltd., Shanghai Highly Group, ZTE Co., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Tata Group, Infosys Technologies and Adani Group. These enterprises were selected by the Podar Enterprise,Indian Host of the forum and Fortune Plus, organizer of the forum in line with the criteria of popularity, foresight, localization level, scale of cooperation, innovativeness and reputation of the enterprises.     

On November 19th, the first releasing ceremony of photos collection of Emomali Rahmon (President of Tajikistan): Creates Legend was held successfully at Peace Palace in the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). The ceremony was co-hosted by the CPAFFC, the Embassy of Tajikistan in China and China-Central Asia Friendship Association. Mr. Wang Shucheng, Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Daily Overseas Edition, Mr. Li Xikui, Secretary-general of the CPAFFC, Mr. Yin Shuguang, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hong Kong Wenweipo, Mr. Rashid Alimov, Ambassador of the Embassy of Tajikistan to China and Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev, Secretary-general of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), attended the activity and delivered speeches respectively.   Important Guests posing for a group photo This photos collection of Emomali Rahmon: Creates Legend was completed by Ambassador Rashid Alimov and Mr. Yin Shuguang together. It is the first formal photos collection on President Emomali Rahmon and also a hard-won material with great reference value on introducing Tajikistan and the bilateral ties between Tajikistan and China. This photos collection has 300 pages in all and 500 pictures, with extremely concise words. It systematically introduces the legendary history of how President Emomali Rahmon became the head of the state from an ordinary chairman of a collective farm. It fully displays President Emomali Rahmon’s leadership charm, the natural scenery and local customs of Tajikistan, and the development of the bilateral ties between Tajikistan and China.   Mr. Li Xikui, Secretary-general of the CPAFFC, delivering the speech Secretary-general Li Xikui said in his speech that, this photos collection introduces President Emomali Rahmon’s extraordinary contributions to the national rejuvenation, national unity and the happiness of the Tajikistani people. It presents a Tajikistan with long-history and prosperity to the Chinese people. This great work will definitely further improve the Chinese people’s understanding of President Emomali Rahmon and Tajikistan--a great neighbor of China. It will also enhance the people’s friendship between the two countries.   Mr. Rashid Alimov, Ambassador of the Embassy of Tajikistan in China, delivering the speech Ambassador Rashid Alimov pointed out that President Emomali Rahmon is widely known around the international society and is a good friend of the Chinese people. He continuously promotes, expands and deepens the strategic partnership between China and Tajikistan, with great efforts. Most photos of this collection are first released. It is no doubt that the collection will make a special contribution to strengthening the traditional friendship of the two countries, and provides readers a better understanding of the Republic of Tajikistan and its outstanding leader. More than 80 people, including Mr. Parviz Davlatzoda, Vice Foreign Minister of Tajikistan, Mrs. Chinar Rustamova, Ambassador of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in China, the leaders from the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and etc., the representatives from academe, media and industry circles, the Tajikistan diplomatic missions and the Beijing representatives, were present at the activity.   Mr. Dmitry Mezentsev, Secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO),delivering a speech

The 4th Forum on US-China Relations was jointly hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Carter Center on November 19 in Atlanta, USA. Former US President Jimmy Carter, Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Mme. Wu Xi, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy to the USA, Mr. Li Qiangmin, Consul General of Chinese Consulate General in Houston, Ambassador Mary Ann Peters, CEO of the Carter Center, Mme. Susan Thornton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of US State Department attended the forum and delivered speeches. President Carter reviewed his profound connections with China, and said that he loves the United States and China, as well as the people of these two countries. A good US-China relationship is not only in line with the fundamental interests of the people of both countries, but also beneficial to the peace and stability of Asia Pacific region and the world. The US and China have carried out fruitful cooperation in dealing with many global challenges, especially in the area of climate change, and succeeded in setting up a great example for other countries to follow. He believes that with mutual respect, any difference or dispute between the US and China could be resolved peacefully. President Li Xiaolin thanked President Carter, who is now 91 years old for attending the forum and giving a speech. As the witness of the establishment of China-US diplomatic relations, President Carter has made great contribution to the sound development of China-US relations. Today, the China-US relationship has become one of the most dynamic and important bilateral relations in the world. Yet given the huge differences between China and the US, it is inevitable for our two countries to have different point of views and even disputes. CPAFFC is willing to work with all sectors in the United States, in furthering the exchange and cooperation in the fields of economic and trade relation, local government and people-to-people interactions, so as to deepen mutual understanding and friendship. Charge d’affaires Wu Xi noted that President Xi Jinping paid a successful state visit to the US in the past September, and the two heads of state agreed to continue the efforts in building a new model of major country relations between China and the United States based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation. The two sides are now jointly working on implementing the results of this visit, and had made important progress in areas such as military-to-military exchanges, JCCT meeting and countering cybercrime. The shared interests of China and the US far outweigh the differences. To follow up, our two countries should further strengthen mutual trust, expand cooperation, constructively manage differences and transform disputes into opportunities for cooperation in creative ways, so as to build up more stable, more resilient bilateral relations between China and the US. Deputy Assistant Secretary Susan Thornton said, the US and China have established constructive bilateral relations through joint efforts. Currently, the economic and trade relations between the two countries grow rapidly. The US and China conducted productive cooperation in various fields including climate change, food safety, and public health. The US believes that the development of China will benefit both countries. A peaceful, stable and prosperous China is in the interests of the two countries and the world. Over 50 experts and scholars from think-tanks, colleges and universities, media and businesses from China and the US attended the forum. They held in-depth discussions on topics of China-US strategic trust, economic and trade relations, people-to-people diplomacy and major potential challenges to China-US relations in the next five years.

Secretary General Li Xikui held a lunch banquet for the three famous NFL American football stars in CPAFFC on Nov. 18th. The legendary football star Troy Polamalu and his teammates Ryan Clark, Ike Taylor visited China to promote the coming 50th Super Bowl which is going to be held next February. All of them come from Pittsburgh Steelers-- the team which has won the most Super Bowls in the history of NFL. The three stars have won 5 Super Bowls in Steelers.    As a bridge connecting the people of China and the United States, sport, with its unique charm, has become the lubricant and the propeller in people-to -people exchanges among our peoples. The “NFL Super Bowl’s Legendary Visit to China” fully embodies the active role played by American football in the Sino-US friendly exchanges. President Li Xiaolin visited New York this September to attend the upgrading ceremony of the“ Global Strategy for the health of Women, Children and Adolescents” which was launched by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. During her visit, she met with Mr. Mark Walter, the Executive Vice President of International Cooperation Department of NFL and started the cooperation between CPAFFC and NFL. NFL’s visit to our association this time indicates that we have become real cooperative partners.    With our promotion, the NFL delegation also paid a visit to Beijing Bayi High school in which President Xi Jinping once studied. They gave the students a lesson named “NFL Play 60”, taught them the knowledge and the skills of American football. Chinese President Xi Jinping made a special trip to Lincoln High School during his visit to the United States this September. He held friendly exchanges with the students of the school football team and was given a football and a football shirt. He also listened to a lecture about the introduction of 7 to 7 American football. In 2016, 100 students from Lincoln High School will visit China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. Maybe at that time they would play a real American football game for President Xi on the gridiron in China. After the visit in Beijing, the NFL delegation will fly to Shanghai to share the charm of American football and Super Bowl to more Chinese American football fans. 

  On November 17, a group headed by Song Jingwu , Vice President of CPAFFC, visited the French Embassy in China and expressed CPAFFC’s deep condolences to the victims and sincere solicitude to their families. Vice President Song Jingwu said, the CPAFFC strongly condemns the terrorism and wishes for the forever world peace. Mr. Jacques Pellet, Minister-counselor of the French Embassy in China, thanked China for providing the support to the French government and the people at their most difficult time. He expressed that France is willing to, together with the CPAFFC, strengthen the cooperation in fields of humanism and safeguard the peace and security of the world.

As part of the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, International City-Cooperation Center of CPAFFC held “Ode to Peace” special event, and unveiled the Ode to Peace sculpture. Over 250 international friends and multi-national corporation representatives attended the event. 60 years ago, CPAFFC invited Qi Baishi, an influential Chinese Painter, together with another 14 artists, to create the Chinese painting “Ode to Peace” for Helsinki World Congress, declaring China’s good prospect of upholding peace, and against war and aggression, to the world through art; 60 years later, CPAFFC creates the song “Ode to Peace” and its sculpture, aiming to use again the common language of mankind--art--to express Chinese people’s never-ending pursuit for peace. With lyrics written by President Li Xiaolin, music composed by renowned composer Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, chorus by Golden Sail Choir of Beijing No.2 Experimental Primary School and Chinese Air Force Blue-Sky Children’s Art Troupe, “Ode to Peace” hopes to deliver to the world China’s wish for upholding peace and determination of adhering to the path of peace development . In the event, President Li Xiaolin expressed her hope of taking this event as an opportunity to encourage more people, regardless of nationality, religion and color, longing for peace. When the video of American veterans coming all the way to attend  “9·3” event in China was shown on the big screen; when children used their sweet voices to long and pray for peace; when former Deputy Chairman Xu Kuangdi and President Li Xiaolin unveiled “Ode to Peace” sculpture…all audience were moved. The event recorded solemn moment of sensing peace and made touching movements of “we are the world”, expressing to the world the aspiration of all human beings: May people live in love and respect; may the world forever stay in peace.  

   At the invitation of CPAFFC, the First Vice President of China-Russia Friendship Association Ms.Kulikova and her delegation visited China from November 5th to 12th. During the visit, The delegation attended the Symposium Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Professor Strazheva's Birth; Mr. Yuan Huimin, Director General of Guizhou Provincial Foreign Affairs Office , and Mr. Wang Guangcheng, Deputy Director of Chongqing Association for People's Friendship with Foreign Countries, met with the delegation. The delegation also communicated with the students of Sichuan International Studies University and The ballet school of Guizhou.          

On November 11th, Mme. Liu Yandong, Vice-Premier of the State Council, met with Nagasaki-ken Prefecture delegation led by Governor Nakamura Norimichi in Beijing. Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the CPAFFC, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the CPAFFC, Mr. Tanaka Yoshikuni, Speaker of the Nagasaki Prefectural Council, Mr. Gao Tianyong, Former Governor of the Nagasaki Prefecture and Mr. Kitera Masato, Ambassador of the Embassy of Japan in China attended the meeting. Vice Premier Liu Yandong expressed that developing long-term and stable relations of the two countries complies with the fundamental interest of the two peoples. On the basis of the China-Japan Four Political Documents, China is willing to make efforts together with Japan to carry out the four consensuses reached by the both sides last year, to properly handle with the disputes and to promote the bilateral ties back to the right track again. She hoped that the both sides strengthened the cultural exchanges and local cooperation, further tamping the public support of the bilateral ties. Mr. Nakamura Norimichi said Nagasaki Prefecture would like to strengthen the friendly exchanges and cooperation with China and to make contributions to enhancing the friendship of the two countries.

On November 11th, Ms Zhang Ruoning, Deputy Director-General of European and Asian Department of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr Jaap Post, adviser, former President of Friendship-Association Netherlands-China（VNC），and member executive committee of department VNC Rotterdam, and Mr Oey Toen Ping, Vice President department VNC Rotterdam. The two sides exchanged ideas on the recent activities carried out by the two organizations and the preparations for the fifth Sino-European Agricultural Seminar. Mr Li Wei, Secretary General of the Benxi People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries attended the meeting.

On November 10th, Vice President Xie Yuan met with U.S. Political and Business Friendship Delegation . Vice President Xie Yuan briefed the delegation on the work and function of CPAFFC as well as some major events held by our association, such as the commemoration activities of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the China-U.S. Governors Forum, the 4th Forum on U.S.-China Relations, and the China-U.S. Sister Cities Conference. CPAFFC coordinates and oversees the work of establishing and developing sister-city relations between China and other countries. Up to now, 44 pairs of sister province/state and 201 pairs of sister cities have been established between China and the U.S. Vice President Xie said that the CPAFFC hope to strengthen corporation with people from all sectors in the U.S. to jointly push forward local and people-to-people exchanges between our two countries. Mr. Deng Long, head of the delegation, Chairman of U.S. Chinese Chamber of Commerce (UCCC) and Co-Chairman of New York State Republican Financial Committee, said that since its founding 11 years ago, UCCC has organized 10 delegations to visit China. The exchanges and visits between our two peoples, which are crucial to the bilateral relations, will enhance our friendship and understanding. UCCC would like to work with CPAFFC to push forward China-U.S. relations. The delegation members also include Mayor George Vallejo of North Miami Beach of the State of Florida, Mr. Mark C. Fang, Human Rights Commissioner of Westchester of the State of New York, Mr. Allen C. Pedersen, Former Operations Manager for Delta Airlines and mayoral candidate for the City of Marathon of Florida.