Tears of a Chinese Premier Hussein Ismail Hussein

THE day Premier Wen took office he stated.““Leaders should be closer to the masses.““ His visit to comfort and talk with everyday workers in Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province on January 1, 2005, where a few weeks previously a gas blast in the Chenjiashan Coalmine had killed 166 workers, was by no means his first. But it was the first time he publicly shed tears. In one household that had lost its breadwinner, Wen Jiabao embraced the victim‘s son and shared his grief. He later had a simple lunch of steamed bread and tea in a tunnel 1,300 meters belowg round as he chatted with workers at another mine in the city.     

Remarks by V. Bhaskaran on Receiving China India Friendship Award

First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and happiness for having invited me to attend this momentous ceremonial occasion and to receive an award from His Excellency,     

Recipients of Fourth China-Africa Friendship Award Announced

With the awards ceremony held on December 21,2012,the selection of the Fourth China-Africa Friendship Award winners,an activity co-sponsored by the Chinese-African People’s Friendship Association(CAPFA) and China Radio International(CRI),came to a close. Through extensive nomination,experts’ appraisal and Internet voting,10 Chinese who had taken an active part in the construction of African     

Award Ceremony of “Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Friendship Award” Held in Pakistan

It was April in Islamabad.Everywhere was permeated with the breath of spring,and neat and spacious roads lined with colorful flowers vying to outshine each other were further enhanced by the portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping and welcome banners such as"China and Pakistan Are Faithful Friends".     

China Wins Her First Olympic Gold Medal

THE Beijing Olympics attracted over 10,000 athletes from 204 countbes and regions, who went on to break 38 wodd records and 85 Olympic records, According to IOC president Jacques Rogge, the Olympic Games has made China a better place, and a place the world understands better. It has been a journey of over 70yeors, with poignont milestones.     

Cameroon Friendship Delegation Visits China

A Cameroon friendship delegation led by YongDominique, secretary-general of theCameroonian Ministry of External Relations, paida goodwill visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyangin March 1999. Xu Jialu, vice chairman of the     

China Friendship Art Exchange Association Founded

The China Friendship Art Exchange Association(CFAEA), ratified by the Ministry of Civil Affairs,was set up in Beijing on August 19,2010.Its leadership includes     

ROK Young Friendship Envoys in China

When the sweet melody of the song Friends floated out over the farewell party, the eyes of the Chinese and Korean young people moistened. The beautiful memories of the past nine days leapt vividly before their eyes.     

Turkey-China Friendship Association Delegation's China Visit

Invited by the CPAFFC, a delegation of the Tur-key-China Friendship Association headed by itspresident Kemal Baytas paid a goodwill visit toChina from June 3 to 10. The delegation visitedBeijing, Sanya, Haikou and Shanghai. CPAFFC Vice     

Another Milestone in Friendship with China

It was a joyous moment with hopes for a new approach in the age old relations between Sri Lanka and China. In the morning hours of 19th September 2012, something unprecedented was happening around the National Art Gallery in Colombo,Sri Lanka. From 9:30 onwards we noticed people of all walks of life were pouring enthusiastically into the Art Gallery and by 10:00 the Art Gallery was packed with young student painters and fans of arts and culture.The walls of     

ROK Young Friendship Envoys in China

Invited by the CPAFFC, the third delegation of ROK young friendship envoys with 120 members led by former ROK Ambassador to China Shin Jung-seung paid a goodwill visit to Beijing,Chengde and Henan from July 9 to 17.This gave them a fine opportunity to experience some features of Chinese history and traditional culture and also engage in-depth exchanges with their Chinese peers.To implement the consensus on further expanding the scale of youth exchanges     

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Questionnaire for Readers of China Today's English Edition

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Questionnaire for Readers of China Today's English Edition

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Questionnaire for Readers of China Today's English Edition

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Singapore China Friendship Association Donates for Education

Singapore China Friendship Association(SCFA) donated 100,000 yuan each to two rural primary schools in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to purchase teaching equipment and support pupils     

China South Asia Friendship Organizations' Forum Held

The establishment of a non-governmental cooperative mechanism between China and the nations of South Asia was one of the most important fruits of the first everChina South Asia Friendship Organizations' Forumheld in Beijing October 28-30,2009.This is part of new strategic thinking for developing deeper relations between the various     

Painters of China Friendship Art Exchange Association

Editor’s note:To develop calligraphy and painting and promote art exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries,the Institute of Fine Art Creation(IFAC) of the CPAFFC was founded in early 2009.On its basis,the China Friendship Art Exchange Association(CFAEA) was set up on August 19,2010 to carry out international exchang-     

ROK Young Friendship Envoys Delegation in China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC,Mr.Kim Sung-yup,former Council Member of the Korean Foundation(KF),led a 120-member delegation of the Republic of Korea"Yo u n g Friendship Envoys"comprising young entrepreneurs,artists,deaf-mutes and high school students on a visit to Beijing,Hebei and Zhejiang from October 26 to