Spanish Queen Sofia and Her Party in China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, Spanish Queen Dona Sofia paid a goodwill visit to China from March 6 to 10, 2003. Accompanying her visit to China were Miguel Angel Cortes, Spanish state secretary for international cooperation, and officials from foreign affairs, cultural, scientific and the press departments. This was Queen Sofia's third visit to China with the purpose of attending the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Spanish diplomatic     

杨洁篪谈湖锦涛出访中亚成果:增进互信拓展合作的成功之旅

From June 9 to 12, 2010, President Hu Jintao, at invitation, attended the 10th Meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tashkent and paid the state visit to Uzbekistan and Ka-zakhstan. At the end of President Hu's visit, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi who also participated in those activities introduced President Hu's visit and related achievements to the accompanying journalists.     

Japanese Delegation of Nishikatsura Cho of Yamanashi Prefecture of Visits Guilin

A 15 -member delegation from Nishikatsura Cho of Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan paid a good-will visit to Lingchuan County of Guilin City fromMay 27 to 29, 2001 at the invitation of the CPAFFC.Deputy Mayor of Guilin Wang Daping met with thedelegation expressing his welcome to the delegation'ssecond visit to the city and gave a briefing on Guilinand Lingchuan County.     

Delegation of Leading Members of Japanese Friendship-with-China Organizations in China

At the invitation of the China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA), an 8-member delegation of leading members of the Japanese Friendship-with-China organizations paid a visit to China from February 19 to 24. The delegation went to Qiqihar to visit and express sympathy and solicitude to the victims of the chemical weapons left by the Japanese army during its war of aggres-     

Brotherly Bonds

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao just completed his official visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Masood Khan, Pakistan's Ambassador to China, talked on December 10—prior to Wen's visit—with Beijing Review reporter Yu Yan about the significance of Wen's visit, the foundations of the China-Pakistan partnership, Pakistan's relations with India and Pakistan's domestic situations.     

Sino-U.S.Leadership Meeting Sets New Directions for Bilateral Relations

CHINESE president Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States of America(January 19 to 21,2011) drew the attention of the world.There are two yardsticks for evaluating President Hu’s visit and the outcomes of the meeting between the two leaders.     

SCFA President Jesus Osuna Sanz Visits China

Jesus Osuna Sanz,president of the Spain-China Friendship Association (SCFA),paid a friendly visit to Beijing,Chongqing and Tibet from May 9 to 27. It was the first visit to China he made at the invitation of the CPAFFC with the purposes of furthering mutual understanding and discussing future cooperation between the two organizations.     

GREAT EXPECTATIONS Xi's U.S. tour achieves substantial progress despite a myriad of challenges

<正>A full month ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States.Chinese officials who were busy with the preparatory work had already acknowledged that the visit would not be easy.The visit was Xi's first official state visit to Washington since taking office,though his second visit as head of state.It would likely be the last time that U.S.President Barack Obama received a Chinese president in the     

A Special China Tour——A FFCA Delegation's Visit to China

At the invitation of theCPAFFC, a ten-member del-egation of the Federation ofFrench-Chinese Associations(FFCA) paid a working visit toChina in October 1998. The aimof the visit was to study the tra-ditional Chinese folk art and ex-plore the possibility of coopera-tion with the CPAFFC in thisfield. Through the ten-day visit     

A Fruitful Trip

President Xi Jinping's state visit to Italy, Monaco and France from March 21 to 26 started with Italy and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Italian Government on cooperating on the Belt and Road Initiative. It was the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Italy in a decade while Italy became the first Group of Seven country to join the initiative, creating new space in the global efforts to advanee the venture.     

A Promising Relationship

正At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping,French President Emmanuel Macron paid a state visit to China from January 8 to10,which made Macron the first foreign state leader to visit China in 2018,as well as the first European leader to visit China since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC).The bilateral ties between China and France stand at a new starting point.China     

Former Zambiao President Kaunda Visits China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, former Zambian President Kenneth David Kaunda paid a visit to China from November 11 to 17,2009, during which he took the opportunity to visit the former home of the late Chairman Mao Zedong,where he fondly recalled the great help and advice he received from hiselder brotherthe founder of the PRC.     

CPAFFC Delegation's Visit to Spain and Portugal

THE delegation of the Chinese People's Association forFriendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) led by itsvice-president Chen Haosu paid a visit to Spain and Portugalfrom October 21 to November 1, 1995. As four of the sixmembers of the delegation were poets, it was also called apoets' delegation. It was invited by the Fernando Rielo Foun-dation to visit Spain to celebrate the publication of the "An-thology of Contemporary Chinese Poetry".     

PEOPLE/POINTS

Mayor on a Mission Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng paid a four-day visit to Taiwan from April6-9.He was the first mayor of the mainland’s four municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Government to visit Taiwan.     

CPAFFC President Chen Haosu Visits Austria, Slovak and Czech

In the first Spring of the 21st century, filled with the Chinesepeople's friendly sentiments to-wards the people of Austria, Slovakand Czech, CPAFFC PresidentChen Haosu led a delegation to paya goodwill visit to the three coun-tries. Accompanying Chen Haosuon the visit were Ma Wenjun, vicegovernor of Guizhou Province, andLin Zhiliang, vice chairman of theHunan Provincial People's Politi-cal Consultative Conference.     

CPAFFC Delegation Visits Ghana

At the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parlia- ment of Ghana, a CPAFFC delegation led by its vice presidentSu Guang paid a goodwill visit to Ghana from March 5 to 8,2000.Our visit was short, but the Ghanaian people's profound sentimentsof friendship towards the Chinese people left us an unforgettablememory.     

Wishing Sino-South African Friendship Everlasting

Invited by the CPAFFC, a del-egation of the KwaZulu-Na-tal Legislature of South Africaheaded by Speaker Inkosi B.N.Mdletshe paid a goodwill visit toChina from June 13 to 23. It was the first local legisla-ture delegation from South Af-rica to visit China since the twocountries established diplomatic     

An Old Friend of the Chinese People——Mr.Ferdinand R.Marcos,Jr.

At the invitation of theCPAFFC, a delegation ofIlocos Norte Province of thePhilippines headed by GovernorFerdinand R. Marcos, Jr. paida goodwill visit to China in July1999. I was happy to accompa-ny the Philippine friends duringtheir visit in China, thus hav-ing an opportunity to make theacquaintance with Governor     

Papua New Guinean Governor General Visits China

Invited by the CPAFFC, Sir Silas Atopare, governor general of Papua New Guinea paid a friendly visit to China from July 29 to August 4, 2003. Accompanying him on the visit were his wife, his official secretary Mr. Tipo Vuatha, director of the Accreditation and Visits Department of Foreign Affairs Ms. Barbara Mimino.     

Special TV Documentary Road of Friendship

From the end of 1963 to the beginning of 1964, Premier Zhou Enlai as a Chinese leader led a government delegation to visit Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia for the first time. This visit with the longest duration and covering the most countries in the history of