A Visit to New Zealand

The focus of this article is the author's end-of-career term as South African ambassador to Australia (1988-92) and, especially, the official visits he paid New Zealand during that time. Not only does the article show what one foreign service officer did in a given historical context, thereby helping address the age-old question of what it is exactly that diplomats do, but it reveals that public perceptions of diplomats and diplomacy can differ markedly from the private reality.     

A Visit to New Zealand

The financial crisis of 1949 threatened to bankrupt Britain and destroy the American economic and political system constructed after 1945. The US government was unable to respond effectively to this challenge. Truman's administration was split, as the Treasury and State Departments advocated diametrically opposing responses. Only the secret British decision to devalue sterling, a judgement not shared with the Americans until much later, stopped Washington from offering aid packages to London that would have totally changed US postwar foreign, economic and strategic policies. Therefore, this episode questions the assertion that national security concerns dominated the American government in the early Cold War.     

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.     

Impressions of the Visit to Korea and Japan

At the invitation of National Strategy Institute of Republic of Korea and Japan-China Association, the Young Leaders Delegation headed by Mr. Zhu     

CAFIU President Yan Junqi's Visit to New Zealand,Fiji and Singapore

正At the invitation of Asia New Zealand Foundation,Fijian Parliament and Singaporean Parliament,Madame Yan Junqi,Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the NPC and President of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)led a CAFIU delegation to New Zealand,Fiji and Singapore from December 10 to December 19.The delegation also included Mr.Liu Hongcai,     

CIIS President Heads Foreign Ministry Delegation to Australia and New Zealand

正On June 13-20,CIIS President Qi Zhenhong headed a Foreign Ministry experts delegation to Australia and New Zealand.In Australia,the delegation visited the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,the Australian Institute of International Affairs and its Western Australia branch,the Australian Centre on China in the World,the Murdoch University,the Future Directions International,and the Perth USAsia Centre.     

CIIS President Su Ge Heads Delegation to Australia and New Zealand

<正>From July 16 to 23,CIIS President Su Ge led a delegation of experts from the Foreign Ministry to Australia and New Zealand.In Australia,the delegation paid visits to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade(DFAT),the Australian Institute of International Affairs(AIIA),the Australian National University(ANU),and the Australia China Business Council(ACBC)in Victoria.     

Vice-President Qi Xuchun Visits New Zealand and Australia

正At the invitation of Asia New Zealand Foundation and Australian Institute of International Affairs(AIIA),the CAFIU delegation headed by Mr.Qi Xuchun,Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC,Executive Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese     

Indigeneity,Ethnicity, and the State: Australia,Fiji, and New Zealand

This article draws on the politics of indigeneity to distinguish the claims of first occupancy from simple ethnic identity politics, illustrating that relative political marginalization in Australasia is not so much a function of minority status but of indigeneity itself. The politics of indigeneity's aim is to create political space for self-determination and a particular indigenous share in the sovereign authority of the nation-state itself. The Australasian states are compared with Fiji to demonstrate that the significance of historical constraints on political authority transcend the withdrawal of a colonial power and the restoration of collective indigenous majority population status.     

Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and CAFIU Vice-President Qi Xuchun Visited New Zealand and Australia

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Sidelights on Australian and New Zealand's Rotary Club Delegation's Visit to China

正At the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),a 6-member Australian and New Zealand’s Rotary Club delegation visited China from September 23 to September 27.As a staff member of CAFIU,I had the honor to take part in the reception of the delegation throughout this trip.     

Impressions of the Visit to Japan

At the invitation of the Kazankai Foundation, a 4- member delegation headed by Mr. Xu Jianguo, Secretary-General of Chinese Association for International Understanding （CAFIU）, visited Japan from January 9 to 16, 2008. Apart from Tokyo, the delegation also visited Nagano, Hiroshima and Fukuoka, and met with many old friends in Japan.     

Impression of the Visit to the ROK and Japan

<正>Last November, I was honored to have the opportunity to visit the Republic of Korea and Japan as a member of the CAFIU delegation of     

Sketches on the Visit to Japan

At the invitation of the Bellpo Kai of Japan,a six-member CAFIU delegation with Mr. SongZude, CAFIU Council Member as the head andMr. Song Guangjie, Mayor of Tumushuke City ofXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as the adviservisited Japan from April 11 to 18…     

My Visit to China

According to the exchange program between the National Strategy Institute(NSI) of the Republic of Korea(ROK) and the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),as a member of the NSI delegation,I had the honor to visit Beijing,Kunming and Guangzhou in China from November 1st to 7th.     

Impression From the Visit to India and Nepal

Invited by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and NepalCouncil of World Affairs, CAFIU Council MemberMr. Ai Ping led the 3- member CAFIU inspectiongroup to India and Nepal respectively from June 26toJuly9.The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation attached great impor-tance to the visit. Its Deputy Secretary- General Mr.Mohammed Saqib had discussion with the groupand had prepared a thoughtful program for thegroup. With the help of our host that enjoys a widenetwork of social relations in India that we…     

A Visit to Indonesia and Myanmar

<正>In the summer of 2010, President Zhou Tienong headed a delegation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) to visit Indonesia and Myanmar. As a delegation member,     

A Winter Visit to Germany and the Czech Republic

At the invitations of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung （FES） and Czech-China Association, delegation of the Chinese Association the for International Understanding （CAFIU） led by its Executive Vice-President Li Chengren visited Germany and the Czech Republic from December 6 to 16, 2008.     

Visit to ROK, Japan and the Working Team

正At the invitation of the National Strategy Institute of the Republic of Korea(NSI),Japan-China Friendship Society under Junior Chamber International(JC) and the Philippine Center of Young Leaders in Governance(PCYLG),a 3-member working team headed by Nijian,     

Notes of the Visit to Japan in August

In August 2008, I visited Tokyo, Yokosuga and Hiroshima of Japan together with my colleagues. We found peace and prosperity wherever we went. However, we were not so relaxed as we were preoccupied with some political, military and natural disaster issues.