CAFIU Holds a Seminar on China-Japan Cultural Exchanges and Soft Power

<正>On the afternoon of June 30,CAFIU and the Kazankai Foundation of Japan jointly held a seminar on China-Japan cultural exchanges and soft power.The seminar was attended by over 30delegates,including the visiting Kazankai delegation,representatives and experts from NGOs of China and Japan and some Council Members of CAFIU.CAFIU Secretary-General Ni Jian and Executive Director Hoshi Hiroto of the Kazankai     

Opening Remarks for the Seminar “Sino-Japanese Business Coopera tion on Environmental Protection”

<正>Distinguished Mr Yamada,President of the Council of Kazankai Foundation,Distinguished delegates:First of all,on behalf of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the opening of the seminar.The exchange between CAFIU and Kazankai     

Seminar on Media and NGOs in Public Diplomacy Held in Beijing

The Seminar on Media and NGOs in Public Diplomacy, co-sponsored by the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) and China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD), was held in the morning of April 17th in Beijing. More than 30 experts and scholars, media and NGO representatives from India, Japan, Pakistan, Russia     

Seminar on Promoting China-Philippine People-to-People Exchanges and Cooperation Held in Beijing

<正>On October 14th,Seminar on Promoting ChinaPhilippine People-to-People Exchanges and Cooperation co-sponsored by the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)and China Foundation for Peace and Development(CFPD)was held in Beijing.Besides 9 members of the delegation of the Philippine Center of Young Leaders in Governance(PCYL)who were visiting China at the invitation of     

Seminar on Promoting China-Japan People-to-People Exchanges Held in Beijing

<正>In the morning of September 25th,Seminar on Promoting China-Japan People-to-People Exchanges co-sponsored by the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)and China Foundation for Peace and Development(CFPD)was held in Beijing.Including delegates from academic circle,business community,NGOs and press of both sides,diplomats from Japanese Embassy in China,as well as some     

The Basic Principles of China＇s Development of Human Rights and NGOs

From July 6 to 7,2004,co-sponsored by Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU),China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation of Germany (Ebert Foundation),the 6^th Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights was held in Berlin of Germany.Mr.Liu Jingqin,head of the Chinese delegation,senior advisor of CFHRD and Vice President of Chinese People‘s Association for Peace and Disarmament,made a keynote speech at the seminar.The following is the full text of his speech.     

Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 9~(th) Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights

The 9^th Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights cosponsored by China Foundation for Human Rights Development, Chinese Association for International Understanding （CAFIU） and Friedrich-Ebert Foundation of Germany opens today. Hereby on behalf of CAFIU, I would like toexpress warm welcome to Mme. Gmelin and all the guests and earnest congratulations on the opening of the seminar.     

Seek Common Ground While Reserving Difference on Human Rights Issue

At the time of golden Autumn days, the 7th Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights co-sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung of Germany (FES), China Foundation for Human Rights Development(CFHRD) and Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) was held in Beijing on October 28 -29. It drew the participation of over 60 people from both China and Germany. During the meeting, Mr. Luo Haocai, Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference a…     

Delegation of the Kazankai Foundation of Japan Visits China

At the invitation of Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU), a 10-member delegation of the Kazankai Foundation of Japan headed by ExecutiveDirector Mr. Tadashi Yamada visited Chinafrom September 13 to 18. In Beijing, the delegation attended the Seminar on "China     

A Summery of the International Seminar on “The Social Development Model in the Early 21^st Century”

On October 13 and 14 of 2005, an international seminar on "The Social Development Model in the Early 21st Century" was held in Beijing jointly by China's Research Center on the Contemporary World and Germany's Luxembourg Foundation. Approximately fifty people participated in the seminar, including scholars from the Luxembourg Foundation, City University of London, the Institute of Globalization Studies of Russia, Singapore's State University, Ecuador's Andes University, the Chine…     

Jointly Building “Belt and Road” for Mutual Benefit——Sidelights of the 2015 “Understanding and Cooperation” Dialogue

<正>In Mid-October,CAFIU and Sri Lanka-China Friendship Association(SLCFA)jointly held the 2015 "Understanding and Cooperation" Dialogue in Colombo,Sri Lanka with the assistance of China Foundation for Peace and Development.The Dialogue included nationwide young student speech contest and Seminar on People-to-people     

The 6~(th) Sino-German Security Seminar Held in Beijing

From May 14 to 15, the 6th Sino-German Security Seminar co-sponsored by the international Department of the CPC(IDCPC), CAFIU and Friedrich-Ebert Foundation(FES) was held in Beijing. The German delegation of Social Democratic Party(SPD) politicians headed by Mr.     

The 7~(th) Sino-German Seminar on Comprehensive Security Held in Beijing

From May 13 to 14, 2008, the 7^th Sino-German Seminar on Comprehensive Security themed ＂China-Europe and New World Order＂ jointly sponsored by the International Department of Communist Party of China （IDCPC）, the Chinese Association for International Understanding （CAFIU） and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation of Germany （FES） was held in Beijing. Participants at the Seminar were the SPD delegation led by Mr. Kolbow, Vice Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group and over 30 participants from IDCPC, the Foreign Ministry, the National Development and Reform Commission, CASS, Chinese Institute of Contemporary International Relations, China Institute of International Studies, Beijing University, China Renmin University, China Foreign Affairs University, the Center for Contemporary World Studies, CAFIU and the Chinese People＇s Association for Peace and Disarmament.     

Speech at the Seminar of “Building a Mutually Beneficial and Win-win Sino-Japanese Partnership ”

Honorable Secretary - General Mr. Fumiaki Kita-gawa,Distinguished Mr. President,Distinguished experts, scholars and friends,First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Association forInternational Understanding (CAFIU), I wouldlike to extend my warm congratulations on the Sem-inar and my sincere gratitude to the Kazankai Foun-dation for their thoughtful arrangements and cordialreception for us.This Seminar is held at the time when the Sino-Japanese relations are facing difficulties in a t…     

China''''s New Development in Safeguarding Human Rights Speech at the 7~(th) Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights

This is the 7th Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights, jointly held by China Foundation for Human Rights Development, the Chinese Association for International Understanding and Germany's Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung. The Chinese and the German sides have had frank and friendly exchanges of views on human rights issues that both are concerned about. This has helped to promote the mutual understanding and friendship between the two sides, setting a good example of friendly dialogues on human…     

Sound Bilateral Relations Lie in the Mutual Understanding of Peoples:Sidelights on CAFIU Delegation’s Visit to Japan,New Zealand and Australia

<正>At the invitation of the Kazankai Foundation of Japan,Asia New Zealand Foundation and Australian Institute of International Affairs,a CAFIU delegation headed by Ai Ping,Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC,former Vice-Minister of IDCPC and CAFIU Vice-President,     

Annual Symposium on International Developments and China's Diplomacy Held in Beijing

正The Symposium on the International Developments and China's Diplomacy in 2015,co-hosted by China Institute of International Studies(CIIS)and China Foundation for International Studies(CFIS),was held in Beijing on December 12-13,2015.The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech entitled"2015:A Year of Flying Colors for Pursuing Major-Country Diplomacy with Distinctive     

CAFIU Delegation at ＂nderstanding Myanmar＂ International Seminar

The International Seminar on “Understanding Myanmar“ was held in Yangon by Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies during January 27-30. More than 40 representatives from 17 countries attended the seminar. They are UN representatives in Myanmar and experts, scholars,     

Impressions of the Visit to Japan

At the invitation of the International Initiatives of Change of Japan （IC-Japan）, I and other two members of CAFIU visited Japan from April 14 to 20. We were cordially received by the Japanese side.During the visit, we met with leaders of IC-Japan and had discussions with members of the association, and also called on old friends of the Kazankai Foundation.     

Mme. Gmelin, Chairwoman of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Committee of German Federal Parliament Visits China

At the invitation of CAFIU, Mme. Herta Daeubler- Gmelin, Chairwoman of the Human Rights ＆ Humanitarian Aid Committee of the Federal Parliament of Germany and member of parliament of SPD led a delegation to visit China from Oct. 16 to 28, and participate in the ＂9＇h Sino-German Seminar on Human Rights＂ cosponsored by China Foundation for Human Rights Development （CFHRD）, CAFIU and the Fredrich-Ebert Foundation of Germany. In Beijing, Mr. Huang Mengfu, Vice Chairman of CPPCC and President of CFHRD, Mr. Wang Chen, Minister of the Information Office of the State Council, Mr. Li Chengren,