President Li Xiaolin met in CPAFFC with Mr. ABE SHUICHI, Governor of Nagano Prefecture, and his delegation on the afternoon of December 13th. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. Liu Xiaojun, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Hebei Province, attended the meeting. President Li extended welcome to the delegation led by ABE SHUICHI and spoke highly of the efforts he had made in the past several years on promoting the local exchanges and cooperation between China and Japan. President Li said that next year will mark the 45th Anniversary of Normalization of Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations and the year next will be the 40th Anniversary of the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan, the third China-Japan Governors Forum will also be held in the next year. Therefore, she hoped that the local governments of the two countries should take these opportunities to strengthen the exchanges, expand cooperation and try to enhance mutual understanding and friendly feelings of the two peoples so as to continuously inject vitality into the improvement and development of China-Japan relations. ABE SHUICHI thanked CPAFFC and CJFA for giving supports to the exchanges developed by Nagano Prefecture with China  during these years. After introducing the exchanges with China, he said, Japan-China friendship conforms to the basic interests of the two countries and is also beneficial to the peace and prosperity for Asia and even the world. Nagano Prefecture would continue to carry forward the beneficial mode of taking government and people as one unit and increasingly strengthen the exchanges and cooperation in various fields with Hebei Province and relevant organizations of Chinese side as well as promote the cause of China and Japan friendship as before. Winter Olympic Games was held in Nagano Prefecture in 1998. Therefore, we are willing to play our own advantages to give the Chinese side a lot of support in successfully organizing the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Games and the universal development of Chinese winter sports. President Li Xiaolin conveyed CJFA President Tang Jiaxuan’s greetings to ABE SHUICHI. The delegation was invited by CPAFFC to visit China this time. On the evening of 13th, Vice President Song Jingwu hosted a banquet for the delegation. ABE SHUICHI paid an official visit to General Administration Sport on the morning of 14th. The both sides reached a consensus on further strengthening the friendly exchanges in field of sport.

President Li Xiaolin met Marco Lambertini, Director General of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on December 9th in Beijing. President Li introduced the achievement CPAFFC had made in environmental protection, sustainable development and philanthropy fields, and extended the wishes to conduct comprehensive and substantial cooperation with WWF in the future. Director General Lambertini briefed the framework of WWF International and its accomplishment to President Li, expecting to launch practical collaboration with CPAFFC in the near future. Deputy Director General Ji Yongjun, Department of American and Oceania Affairs attended the meeting. 

   President Li Xiaolin held a meeting with Amway President Doug DeVos on December 8th, 2016. President Li commends the great importance Amway has attached to the development of China-US relationship during its growth in China. She hopes that the company will continue to exert positive impact on the China-US trade cooperation and play a constructive role in advancing the bilateral relationship after the new U.S. administration goes into power.  President DeVos appreciates the strong support the CPAFFC has given to the subnational and economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Being the world’s largest direct selling enterprise, Amway highly values China market and will further stick to the corporate social responsibility and make due contribution to the future development of U.S.-China relations.                                 

Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met in Beijing with Mr. FUMIHIRO KOBA, President of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (JCCIC), and his delegation on December 6th. President Li spoke highly of the efforts JCCIC had made over the past several years on promoting the friendship of the two countries. Nearly a total number of 600 Chinese college students in 19 batches visited Japan through 2 sessions of the program of Walking into Japanese Enterprises · Experiencing Japanese Culture for orgnazing the Chinese college students to visit Japan that has been held since 2007. The program is praised by all parties for it not only provided advanced experience of Japanese enterprises for the Chinese college students, but also enhanced mutual understanding and friendship of the youth between the two countries. The third session cooperation agreement signed this time would be beneficial to deepening the mutual understanding and friendship of the two youth, as well as cultivating the successors for the cause of Sino-Japanese friendship. President FUMIHIRO KOBA thanked CPAFFC for its active cooperation in the implement of the former two sessions of the programs. The third session of the program launched by the member enterprises of the JCCIC, reflects that JCCIC and its members attach great importance to the friendly exchanges between the two youth  in fields of the economy, culture, education and etc.. They also hope that the program will be held better and better with the help of the Chinese side. After the meeting, under the witness of President Li Xiaolin and President FUMIHIRO KOBA, China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA) and China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development (CFFPD) signed the Third Session Cooperation Agreement of the Program of Walking into Japanese Enterprises · Experiencing Japanese Culture with JCCIC respectively.

On the afternoon of 5 December, President Li Xiaolin of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC) met with Mr Jacob Bundsgaard, Mayor of Aarhus and Vice President of Local Government Denmark, who visited China to attend the Inaugural China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum. President Li Xiaolin welcomed the Local Government Denmark delegation led by Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard. She highlighted that the Forum was attended by 6 regions and cities from Denmark and over 30 provinces and cities from China, which manifested the strong willingness to cooperate between the two countries’ local governments. She hoped the Forum would add new content to the China-Denmark Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Mayor Bundsgaard said that Denmark valued local cooperation with China, and it would like to carry out practical cooperation with China through regions and cities and bring benefits to the two peoples. He looked forward to hosting the next Forum in Aarhus.  Mr Hu Sishe, Vice Preisident of CPAFFC, Mr. Shen Xin and Ms. Zhang Ruoning, Deputy Director-Generals of the Department of European and Asian Affairs, were present at the meeting.

On the afternoon of 5 December, President Li Xiaolin of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC) met with Danish Minister for Gender Equality and Nordic Cooperation Karen Ellemann Kloch and her regional and municipal leaders’ delegation, who visited China to attend the Inaugural China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum. President Li Xiaolin extended welcome to Minister Karen Ellemann Kloch and introduced the CPAFFC’s work in people-to-people diplomacy and local government cooperation. Minister Karen Ellemann Kloch said she hoped to strengthen China-Denmark local governments’ practical cooperation through the Forum and jointly build livable cities. Mr Hu Sishe, Vice Preisident of CPAFFC, Mr. Shen Xin and Ms. Zhang Ruoning, Deputy Director-Generals of the Department of European and Asian Affairs, were present at the meeting.

On 29th November, President Li Xiaolin of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with H.E. Mr. Anders Carsten Damsgaard, Danish Ambassador to China at the Danish Embassy. The two sides discussed issues relating to the  co-hosting of China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum, and exchanged views on topics such as cooperation in key areas between the two countries, “Belt and Road Initiative” and the current international situation. Mr Song Jingwu, Vice Preisident of CPAFFC, Mr. Shen Xin and Ms. Zhang Ruoning, Deputy Director-Generals of the Department of European and Asian Affairs, were present at the meeting.

Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) came to the Embassy of Cuba in China to express condolence to the passing away of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on the afternoon of November 29th. Mr. Miguel Angel Ramiles, New Cuba Ambassador to China, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC were present.

The newly elected Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Premier Designate Saad Hariri met respectively with CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin in Beirut on 25th November. The Chinese Ambassador Wang Kejian was present at both meetings. Aoun and Hariri said the Lebanese side firmly supports the One China Policy and is willing to actively participate in the “Belt and Road” construction. Li Xiaolin expressed her appreciation for this, and said that the CPAFFC would like to make joint efforts with the Lebanese side to promote cooperation in the fields of culture, economy and trade, as well as to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. President Li Xiaolin was in Lebanon to attend the series of culture activities named “ One Belt and One Road in Lebanon: Beijing to Beirut” which were co-hosted by the CPAFFC and Fransabank in Lebanon.

The “One Belt and One Road in Lebanon: Beijing to Beirut” activities was inaugurated in Phoenicia Hotel of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on 24th November. The half-a-month long project was composed of “Chinese Gourmet Festival”, “Chinese Excellent Books Exhibition & Press Briefing of Holding Hands for One Hundred Years——Stories about China and Lebanon”, “Dialogue of Banking between China and Lebanon”. The aims of the activities are strengthening exchanges between China and Lebanon in the fields of culture, tourism, economy and trade, jointly advancing the “Belt and Road” construction. Dignitaries attending the opening ceremony include Li Xiaolin, President of the CPAFFC, Wang Kejian, Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Li Meng, Vice President of the Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Gao Fei, Vice President of Beijing Tourism Group, Adnan Kassar, Chairman of Fransabank Group, attended the opening ceremony, together with over 200 guests from all sectors of the two countries.