More than History

Wang Zihe is a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers As-sociation and a First-grade National Artist of Heilongjiang Province. Wang Zihe loves Chinese history and has made intensive study of it, so that most of his paintings are focusing on Chinese historical celeb-     

Translation and the Media in a Diverse World

GUOXiaoyong,executive vice president of the China International Publishing Group （CIPG） and concurrently executive vice president of the Translators Association of China, is an experienced translator, journalist and editor. Graduating from the Arabic Department of Shanghai International Studies University in 1976, he worked for many years in China＇s Xinhua News Agency as a translator, editor and journalist. From 1980 to 1982, he studied Arabic language and culture at Kuwait University. From 1985 to 1988, he worked as a resident reporter of Xinhua News Agency in Beirut, and in 1991,     

Peace and China-Arab Friendship Tour Announced

On March 1, the Chinese People’s Asso-ciation for Friendship with ForeignCountries (CPAFFC) and China-Arab Friend-ship Association (CAFA) jointly held a pressconference announcing the launching of Peaceand China-Arab Friendship Tour. TomurDawamat, former vice chairman of the NPCStanding Committee and president of the CAFA,Chen Haosu, president of the CPAFFC, LiuZhiming, vice president of the CPAFFC and ChenDuo, member of the National Committee of theCPPCC and well-know…     

China-Laos Friendship Association Delegation Visits Laos

At the invitation of the Laos-China Friend-ship Association (LCFA), a China-LaosFriendship Association (CLFA) delegation ledby its vice president Liang Feng paid a visit toVientiane, Saravane and LuangprabangProvinces from June 17 to 24, 1999. During thedelegation's visit in Laos, Oudom Khattigna,member of the Political Bureau of the CentralCommittee of the Lao People's RevolutionaryParty (LPRP), vice president of the People's     

CMC Gets New Vice Chairman

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has been appointed vice chairman of the Central Military Commission(CMC) of the Communist Party of China(CPC).The Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee announced in a communique at the close of the four-day meeting on October 18 that the CMC was augmented to include Xi as a vice chairman.Xi is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou are the other two vice chairmen of the CMC hea...     

The Eighth Conference on China-Japan Friendly Exchanges Held in Japan

At the invitation of the Japan-China Friend- ship Association (JCFA), a 16-member del-egation led by Chen Yongchang, CPAFFC andCJFA vice president, as head of the delegation,and Zhang Xielin, vice president of the China Ta-ble Tennis Association, as deputy head. attendedthe Eighth Conference on China-Japan Friendly Ex-changes in Shiga and paid a good will visit to Ja-     

CPAFFC Vice President Su Guang Leads Delegation to Austria, Switzerland and Germany

ACPAFFC delegation led by its vice president Su Guangpaid a goodwill visit to Austria, Switzerland and Germany from August 13 to 22, 2003 at the invitation of the Austrian Association for Promotion of Friendship and Cultural Relations with China (AAPFCRC), the Swiss- Chinese Association and the Association of German-Chinese Friendship Stuttgart.In Austria, Hans Ager, president of the Federal Council and board member of the AAPFCRC,     

Farewell,Shanghai Expo--Legacy of the Shanghai Expo

WU JIANMIN is an experienced diplomat who served as China＇s Ambassador to the Netherlands and to France, and a former president of China Foreign Affairs University. He was elected chairman of the International Exhibition Bureau in 2003 and vice president of the European Academy of Sciences in 2007.     

Why Your Devotion to People-to-People Diplomacy——An Interview with CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin

Gu: Good morning, VicePresident Li Xiaolin. Thank youfor finding time to accept my in-terview despite your busy sched-ule. Actually it’s not a formal in-terview, but a free chat. Of thecurrent leading members of theFriendship Association, you arethe youngest as vice president.But in view of the time of work-ing with the Association, you canbe regarded as a veteran; youmust have profound feelings forthe Association and a deep un-derstanding of people-to-peoplediplomacy work. If I’m not m…     

Chen Jing ： Artist with a Poetic Palette

The artist Chen Jing graduated from Harbin Normal University＇s Faculty of Art and then went on to study atthe Faculty of Traditional Chinese Painting of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. She is a member of the China Association of Gongbi Painting, Gongbi is a traditional style of Chinese painting characterized by meticulous attention to detail and delicate brushwork.     

CPAFFC Delegation In Japan

At the invitation of the Ja- pan-China Cultural Ex- change Association(JCCEA), a 6- member CPAFFC delegation led by Liu Deyou, former vice cul- tural minister and executive vice president of the Chinese Asso- ciation for Cultural Exchanges with Foreign Countries, paid a visit to Japan from July 10 to 19. The members of the delegation included Su Shishu, calligrapher Aand director of the Cultural Rel- ics Publishing House, Zhang Baorui, writer and deputy editor- in-chief of the Xi…     

China-ASEAN Association President Gu Xiulian Visits Myanmar,Indonesia and Brunei and Attends Second Conference on China-ASEAN People-to-People Friendship Organizations

At the invitation of the Union Solidarity and Development Association of Myanmar (USDA), the Association of Indonesia-China Economic, Social and Cultural Cooperation (AICESCC) and the Brunei-China Friendship Association (BCFA), Gu Xiulian, president of the China-ASEAN Association and vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, led a delegation of the China-ASEAN Association to pay a goodwill visit to Myanmar, Indonesia and Brunei from June 10 to 21 and attended the Second Conference on China-ASEAN People-to-People Friendship Organizations in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.     

An Interview with Norio Shirato

At the invitation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC),NorioShirato,executive council member of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association (JCCEA) paid a visit to Beijingfrom July 16 to July 20, 1995. He has served as director of the General Office and executive council member of theJCCBA for a long time,fully in charge of exchanges with China and has made unremitting efforts and importantcontributions to the development of relations between China and Japan. In recognition of his contributions, the CPAFFCconferred the title of "Friendship Ambassador" upon him on July 17. On July 18, the editor-in-chief of the "Voice ofFriendship" as a reporter had an interview with him. Following is the excerpts:     

Liu Haiying, Captain of China＇s Convention and Exhibition Industry

THE 530,000-square-meter China National Convention Center adjacent to Beijing＇s National Stadium and National Aquatics Center （known respec- tively as the “Bird＇s Nest” and the “Water Cube”） is another recent addition to the capital＇s already imposing skyline. The center will be the site of the Olym- pic main press center and international broadcasting center and also the venue for the fencing and pistol shooting （part of the modern pentathlon） events. The complex encompasses a 6,400-squaremeter conference hall, a 24,000-square- meter exhibition section and a hotel of 443 guest rooms.     

A Clean Drive

SHANXI is well known as a major source of the energy driving China＇s social and ecorromic development. The province supplies a quarter of the nation＇s coal, two-fifths of its coke and one- 17th of its coalgenerated electricity. And as anywhere in the developing world, the boom of its energy and chemical industries, two of the mainstays of the.local economy, has come at a cost to the environment and the region＇s resources.     

Ink Blossoms Renowned painter Guo Shifu soars to new heights in the traditional arts

正Guo Shifu was born in 1945 in Beijing.A member of the China Artists Association and an art commissioner with the Beijing Fine Art Academy,Guo is also the founder of Beijing’s first painters’association,which has since been renamed the Beijing Society for Bird-and-Flower Paintings.Guo is proficient in traditional painting,calligraphy,seal cutting,poetry and Western artistic techniques.The Ministry of Culture has listed Guo as one of the masters of contemporary Chinese art.     

CPAFFC Delegation in Cuba

Invited by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples and the Cuba-China Friendship Association,a CPAFFC delegation headed by Zhang Enxiang,vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jilin Provincial People’s Congress and honorary president of the Jilin Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries,paid a friendly visit to Cuba from May 29 to June 3,during which it participated in the celebrations of the 160th anniversary of the Chinese arrival in Cuba.     

Hainan——Springtime in an Open Province

IT＇S springtime in Hainan, literally in terms of the season, but also figuratively in terms of an ongoing era of rebirth for the tropical island. Hainan is China＇s southernmost territory, and the nation＇s smallest province in terms of land area. Size is no reflection of status, however. The island is famous as a holiday resort of azure skies, bright sunshine, fresh air and unspoiled beaches.     

Seychelles-China Friendship Association Sends Its First Delegation to China

Invited by the CPAFFC, a seven-member delegation ofthe Seychelles-China Friendship Association (SCFA) led by its president Mr. Terence Mondon paid a goodwill visit to Beijing, Hangzhou, Yiwu and Shanghai from May 9 to 16, 2005. Wang Yunze, CPAFFC vice president, Zhong Shan, vice governor ofJiangsu Province, and Yao Quanfu, executive vice president of the Shanghai Municipal Peo- ple’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, respec- tively met with and entertained the…     

CPAFFC Delegation Visits the United States

ACPAFFC delegation with its presidentChen Haosu as the head and vice presi-dent Li Xiaolin as the deputy head paid a good-will visit to the United States from February 8to 16 at the invitation of the US-China PeoplesFriendship Association (USCPFA). PresidentChen Haosu and his party had a series of im-portant meetings with personages of the rulingand opposition Parties of the U. S. in Washing-ton D. C., New York and Hawaii.Meeting and Exchanging Views withPersonages of Political…