The 3rd Seminar for Officials from Friendship Cities of African Countries (English)

Date: Aug. 24 to Sep. 6, 2011

Venue: Beijing, Zhengzhou and Wuhan

Participants: 21 representatives of friendship cities or provinces from 11 African countries, including Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Contents:
I. Workshop
1. General Review of China
    By Mr. Zhang Limin, President of China Education Institute for International Exchange and Research
2. Connecting World, Creating Value - An Introduction to China''s Friendship Cities Programs
    By Mr. Zhang Heqiang, Deputy Secretary General of China International Friendship Cities     Association
3. Development of China-Africa Friendship Cities Program
    By Mdm. Lin Yi, General Secretary of the Chinese People''s Association for Friendship with Foreign     Countries (CPAFFC)
4. International Festival of Chinese Cities
    By Mr. Song Jingwei, Deputy Director of Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture
5. Place Branding and Marketing Communication Strategies
    By Dr. Fan Hong, Director of City Branding Research Studio and Academic Director of PR & Strategic     Communication Institute, Tsinghua University
6. China’s Urbanization and the Functional Division of Governments at All Levels
    By Prof. Lian Yuming, President of Beijing International Urban Development Research Institute
7. Media and Friendship Cities Dialogues
    By Mdm. Peng Li, Director of New Media Department, China Radio International (CRI)
8. Local Governments and China-Africa Relations
    By Dr. He Wenping, Director of African Studies Section of Institute of West Asian & African Studies,     Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
9. Practice and Experience on the International Sister-city Relationship of Henan Province
    By Mr. Feng Yongchen, President of Henan Provincial Association for Friendship with Foreign     Countries
10. Case Study: The Practice & Experience of Wuhan''s City-to-City Exchanges
    By Mr. He Wei, Deputy Director General of Wuhan Municipal Foreign Affairs Office

II. Visits
Zhengzhou:
Visiting Yutong Group
Wuhan:
Visiting Wuhan Yellow Crane Tractor Manufacturing Factory
Visiting Ruyiqing Farm

III. Others
Attending the 7th Seminar on Exchanges between Chinese and African Local Governments in Zhengzhou, Henan Province
Attending China-Africa Business Information Exchange Fair