The 2nd Seminar for Officials from Friendship Cities of African Countries (French)

Date: Aug. 24 to Sep. 6, 2011

Venue: Beijing and Zhejiang Province

Participants: 23 representatives of friendship cities or provinces from 11 African countries, including Burundi, Benin, Togo, Cape Verde, Congo, Cote d''Ivoire, Morocco, Mauritius, Mali, Madagascar and Chad.

Contents:
I. Workshop
1. General Review of China
    By Mr. Li Jun, Professor of the French Department, Capital Normal University
2. Planning and Construction of Infrastructure in Beijing
    By Ms. He Yong, Deputy Director of Planning and Research Office, Beijing Municipal Institute of     City Planning & Design
3. The Strategy and Prospects of Tourism Development in Beijing
    By Mr. Sun Weijia, Deputy Director of Beijing Tourism Development Committee
4. The Role of Cities in International Relations
    By Mr. Ding Yifan, Deputy Director of Institute of World Development, Development Research Center     of the State Council
5. Exchanges between the Chinese-African Friendhsip Cities
    By Mdm.Tang Ruimin, Director of the Department of Asian & African Affairs, the Chinese People''s     Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
6. Management of Chinese Urban Environment
    By Mr. Du Pengfei, Associate Professor of School of Environment, Tsinghua University
7. Urbanization Process for Six Decades in China
    By Mr. Xu Tiebing, Researcher of International Relations, Communication University of China
8. International Festivals of Chinese Cities
    By Mr. Song Jingwei, Deputy Director of Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture
9. Regional Economic Development in China
    By Mr. Gao Shiji, Deputy Director, Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy,     Development Research Center of the State Council

II. Fieldwork
Hangzhou:
Visiting Hangzhou Qianjiang new City and Hangzhou City Planning Exhibition Hall
Yiwu:
Meeting with Mr. Mi Bing, Deputy Mayor of Yiwu City
Visiting Yiwu Mengna Group, Yiwu International Trade City and the African Products Exhibition Center
Jinhua:
Meeting with Mr. Jin Zhongliang, Deputy Mayor of Jinhua City and officials from Foreign & Overseas Chinese Office, Bureau of Construction, Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Culture, Bureau of Tourism, and other relevant departments in Jinhua City.
Meeting with Mr. Liu Hongwu, Director of Institute of Africa Studies, Zhejiang Normal University and other scholars
Visiting Langya Town (a village for immigrants)

III. Others
Attending the 8th Seminar on Exchanges between Chinese and African Local Governments in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.