My Chinese Lauria

正Lauriat:An eight-,nine-,ten-course meal featuring a variety of dishes during special Filipino-Chinese celebrations that last for hours.I have a confession to make.China is not in my list of places to visit.I am not a big fan of Chinese food and I don’t eat anything that looks new to me,especially if it is exotic.In fact,the only tea I drink is iced tea.     

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.     

My First Visit to Japan

<正>I made my first visit to Japan with the delegation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) from March 27 to 30, 2013. Headed by Secretary-General Ni Jian, the five-member delegation visited Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. In fact, I had mixed feelings before the visit: as the most developed country in Asia,     

Anecdotes on My Mississippi Trip

In the middle of last April,Mr. WangJinsheng, Secretary-General of the ChineseAssociation for International Understanding(CAFIU), led a 5-member Group StudyExchange Team for a 3-week trip to thesouthern US state of Misissippi at the invitation of District 6820 of Rotary International.As the early summer in Mississippi wasa season of sunshine and lust green, the picturesque scenery and agreeable weather naturally gave rise to high spirits. Thanks to thearrangement of our host, who wer…     

My View on the Taiwan Issue

TherecentcontinuouschaoswithintheTaiwanis-landhasbeencreatedtotallybyChenShui-bainandhissupporters.LeeTeng-huiandChenShui-bianarenowknownas″trouble-makers″.ThistagwasgiventothemnotbythemainlandofChinabutbytheU.S.andsomeothercountries.Infactonecannotfindanythingelsemoreappropriatethanthistagfortheminviewofwhattheyhavedonerecently.Afewyearsagotherelationshipbetweenthemain-landandTaiwanwasinaquitegoodtrendofdevel-opment.TheAssociationforRelationsacrosstheTaiwanStraitsonthesideofthemainlan…     

CAFIU and My Study of China

Early one morning in 1993 I was working quietly in my office preparing for a lecture. I usually work with my door closed, but on that particular day for no special reason my door was open. Suddenly Ms Du Yan put her head into my office asking for directions. I got up from my desk to     

The Beautiful Grassland is My Home

In recent years, as the big and medium cities like Beijing are developing rapidly, the high-rises emerged row upon row. The technical cleaning of the internal and external environment has gradually drawn concern. Personnel training for the job has also become a new job. In order to promote cooperation between Yandu Langsu Cleaning Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd, a Sino-Japanese joint venture and Tongliao City in personnel recruitment and training, I went with some company staff from Aug. 8…     

My German Colleagues’ Sentiments towards China

<正>I was sent twice by CAFIU to work at Beijing Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) of Germany when I had the honor to get familiar with my German colleagues. This helped me know more about the national character of the German people. Moved by their friendly sentiments towards the Chinese people and their deep interest in Chin     

CAFIU Program Rekindled My Love for China

In December 2010, I visited China with 9 Korean delegates. The theme of the program, 'Green Growth in China', was timely because at the time, Korea's Lee Administration was promoting the green industry through various government support in order to make it a new engine for economic growth.     

My Opinion of the Current World Security

What the current world is most concerned about is the situation of security.Without security,it is not to mention economic construction,nor peaceful development,nor people living and working in peace and contentment.Allcountries in the world are no exception in this regard.This article will deal briefly with the questions of whether the cur-rent world is secure,where the threats to the world security come from and how these threats are coped with.I.The current world is secure on the whole but…     

My First Visit to Nepal and India

As a member of the delegation of ChineseAssociation for International Understanding, Ivisited Nepal and India last March.ⅠNepal is a country both “familiar” and“strange”to us. It is “familiar”because CAFIUand Nepal Council of World Affairs haveexch     

His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo:My Observations

<正>In July 2013,CAFIU hosted the 2013"Understanding and Cooperation"Dialogue,which attracted hundreds of foreign representatives from dozens of countries.The most distinguished one of the foreign representatives would be former President of Nigeria H.E.Olusegun Obasanjo.Mr Obasanjo attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.He     

My Experience of Sudan＇s General Election

<正>From April 11-15, Sudan, a country with the largest territory in Africa, held a general election that attracted world attention. As a member of the     

My Opinion on the Situation of China''''s Energy Safety

Due to the fact that energy safety concerns not only China's economic safety but also influence the so-cial development and national security,it is there-fore both an economic issue and a political issue,being the core of the overall national security, as well as political, economic and military security.This is because a country cannot survive and de-velop without energy resources.The key to energy safety is a steady supply of energy.The safe trans-port of energy in particular is an important…     

My Knowledge about Tunisia and the Tunis State Administration College

AttheinvitationofChineseAssociationforInter-nationalUnderstanding,analumnidelegationof12membersfromtheadvancedclassoftheStateAd-ministrationCollegeofTunis(Ecolenationaled'ad-ministrationdetunis),headedbythehonorablepresidentofthecollegeMr.MohamedElJeri,visit-edChinaduringtheperiodofApril19to29of2004.Ihadthehonortokeepthemcompanyforthevisit.ThroughmytwopreviousshortstaysinTunisia,acountryinnorthAfrica,Ihavehadagoodimpressionofitsbeautifulsceneryaswellasthepeopleandtheculture.Thankstothem…     

The Reality and My Understanding of the Current World Situation

The world, entering a new year, still faces a complex and changeable situation, with new problems and phenomena emerging one after another. It is the common desire of the world people to maintain peace and promote development and cooperation. This is the …     

My View on the Collapse of the Former Soviet Union

ThecollapseoftheformerSovietUnionhasbeenatopicofendlessdiscussions.Asispointedoutbymanypeopletherewereinfactmultipleprofoundandcomplicatedreasonsthatentangledwitheachotherwitharesultantofforcesforthecollapse.A-mongallofthemIwanttostressthefollowingTheSovietmodelofsocialismlastedabout70yearswhilesocialismintheformerSovietUnionwentfrombeingweaktobeingstrongandthenfrompros-peringtodeclining.Duringthisperiodnotimelyserousandeffectivereformsweremadeandnocon-tinuousnewenergywasobtained.Thuscertai…     

My Opinion on the Situation of China＇s Energy Safety

Due to the fact that energy safety concerns not only China‘s economic safety but also influence the social development and national security, it is therefore both an economic issue and a political issue, being the core of the overall national security, as well as political, economic and military security. This is because a country cannot survive and develop without energy resources. The key to energy safety is a steadv suoolv of enerav.     

Turn a Relationship of ＂Neither Enemy nor Friend＂ into One of Cooperation on a Relatively Equal Footing

President-elect Barack Obama once said that to the United States, China is neither an enemy nor a friend, it is a competitor. I think after Obama takes office as the president, the new American administration will deepen and elevate Sino-American relations on the basis of such an understanding.