Notes on 2011 Shandong International Youth Culture Tour

The 2011 Shandong International Youth Culture Tour, co-sponsored by the CPAFFC and the Shandong Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SPPAFFC), opened in Jinan in July amid a colourful profusion of blooming flowers that created the perfect environment for the occasion.     

Shandong Donates 1.8 Million RMB To Japan's Quake Area

A donation ceremony for earthquake-hit East Japan was held in Jinan,capital of Shandong Province,on May 18.Present were Xie Yutang,President of Shandong Charity Federation (SDCF),Zhang Weiling,President of the Shandong Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SPPAFFC),representatives of donor organizations and a delegation of the Japan-China Economic Exchanges Association visiting China specially for the occasion.     

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.     

Delegation of International Friendship League——Seychelles Group Visits China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, President of the International Friendship League— Seychelles Group Marie-Nella Azemia led a del- egation to pay a goodwill visit to Beijing, Liaoning Province and Jilin Province from August 18 to 26, 2005. President of the Chinese-African Peo- ple’s Friendship Association Yang Fuchang, Vice President of the Liaoning Provincial People’s As- sociation for Friendship with Foreign Countries Wang Yonggui and Vice President of the Jilin Provincial …     

Penglai Revisited——“2012 stars in Penglai”

Following the successful convocation of the international symposium "2011 stars in Penglai", the CPAFFC staged the 2012 version in cooperation with the Shandong Provincial People’s Government and the Swiss stars Foundation from June 9 to 12. The     

Thirteenth Conference on Sino-Japanese Friendly Exchanges Held in Guiyang

The 13th Conference on Sino-Japanese Friendly Exchanges jointly organized by the CPAFFC, the China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA), Guizhou Provincial People’s Government, and the Japan-China Friendship Association (JCFA), in collaboration with Guizhou Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was held in Guiyang May 24-25.     

Capacity of Water Resources and Concept of Green Development——Sidelights on the Sixth Minjiang Forum—Water and Green Development of Future Cities

The Sixth Minjiang Forum-Water and Green Development of Future Cities,an annual cooperative project between the Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(SIFA) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation(FEF) of Germany,was held in Chengdu from October 13 to 14,2012.About 90 leading officials of relevant departments     

Publicizing Muaythai Culture to Deepen Sino-Thai Friendship

From February 13 to 15, the Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SIFA) received a Muaythai cultural delegation headed by Thanadej Puangpool, advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit and representative of the World Muaythai Council.     

Decades of Cooperation Between SIFA and Germany’s FES

For almost 30 years, the Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SIFA) has been cooperating with the Freidrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Freidrich Ebert Foundation) of Germany. This has produced much useful work and good results for China’s reform and opening up program, economic construction and social development in Sichuan based on the principles of deepening understanding, treating each other sincerely, friendly cooperation and win-win development according to the actual conditions of the province.     

PEOPLE & POINTS

<正>NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE He Rong has been appointed Minister of Justice,replacing Tang Yijun,who was elected as chairperson of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,in January.He has worked within China’s judicial system for more than 30 years.Before her new appointment the 60-year-old from Shandong Province had served as vice president of the Supreme People’s Court,China’s top court,since April 2020.     

Jiangsu-Japan People-to-People Friendl Exchange Week Held

Jiangsu-Japan People-to-Peo- ple Friendly Exchange Weekwas held in Jiangsu Province from May 22 to 28. It was spon- sored by the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Association for Friend- ship with Foreign Countries (JPPAFFC) with the aim of mo- bilizing the people to actively work for maintaining friendship and cooperation between China and Japan and push the healthy and stable development of bilat- eral relations. On the afternoon of May 22, the opening ceremony of theJiangsu-Japan Peop…     

New Era of Diplomacy

正On the sidelines of the 13th National People’s Congress,Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the press and answered questions on China’s diplomacy and foreign relations raised by reporters from both home and abroad.Qu Xing,a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and China’s     

Provincial or Ministerial-level Officials Charged With Corruption Since 2002

Liu Fangren,former Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial CPC Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the provincial People’s     

Lebanese Friendship Delegation In China

The delegation of the Lebanese-Chinese League for Friendship and Cooperation(LCLFC)led by its vice president Massoud Dahervisited Beijing,Nanjing and Shanghai from Oc-tober9to16,2004at the invitation of theCPAFFC.During its stay in China,the delega-tion had working conferences with Wang Yunze,vice president of the CPAFFC,Wu Xijun,presi-dent of the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Asso-ciation for Friendship with Foreign Countries,and Yao Quanfu,executive vice president of theShangh…     

Eleventh Conference on Sino-Japanese Friendly Exchanges Held in Chengdu

The 11th Conference on Sino-Japanese Friendly Exchanges jointly sponsored by the China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA),the Japan-China Friendship Association (JCFA) and the Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SIFA) was held in Chengdu from May 23 to 24. This was a large-sized meeting held by the nongovernmental organizations of the two countries in the wake of Premier Wen Jiabao’s successful visit to Japan in April. The theme of the     

RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

In an interview with People’s Daily on December 23,2019,State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi reviewed the diplomatic work in 2019 and enumerated the diplomatic priorities for the new year.Below is an edited version of the interview:People’s Daily:This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).What is your view of the international situation and China’s diplomacy in 2019?     

Delegation of Chinese Canadians Visits Guangzhou

The years 2005 marks the 10th a nnive rsa ry ofr - friendship-province ties be- tween Guangdong Province and British Columbia of Canada and the 20th anniver- sary of friendship-city ties be- tween Guangzhou and Van- couver. To celebrate the an- niversaries, at the invitation of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, a 42-member del- egation composed of influen- tial Chinese Canadians in Brit- ish Columbia organized by the Chinese Benevolent…     

CPAFFC Delegation Visits Italy and Portugal

At the invitation of the Italian Union of Provinces (Unione delle Province d’Italia—UPI) and the League of Portugal-China Lasting Friendship (LPCLF),the Chinese People’s Friendship Delegation led by Chen Haosu,president of the CPAFFC,and Shi Zuofeng,vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People’s Congress,paid friendly visits to Italy and Portugal from June 15 to 24.     

Is It OK to Defer Women’s Retirement Age?

<正>As has become the norm lately,annual sessions of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC)and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)coincided with the International Women’s Day.The retirement age for women,which has long been a     

Sojourn in A Strange Land

Representing the New Zealand China Maori Friendship Trust and Tuwharetoa Paramount Chief, Sir Tumu te Heuheu, our group was made up of Cedric Nepia, Robyn Tauroa,and Thomas Hawtin. From the time we were met at Beijing Airport till our departure at Pudong Airport, Shanghai,we were accompanied by one or more interpreter guides associated with a National or Provincial office of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC).