Deepening Exchanges and Cooperation Between Sister Cities and at Local Government Level——Speech by Wim Kok,Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands

First of all,being former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and on behalf of the Club de Madrid,let me thank the organizers of the 2014China International Friendship Cities Conference and Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference for their kind invitation and for offering the opportunity to address this very engaged and distinguished audience.The Club de Madrid is a worldwide organization that brings together nearly     

Jointly Write a New Chapter on Development of International Friendship Cities——Speech by State Councilor Dai Bingguo at the Opening Ceremony

The 2012 International Friendship Cities Conference is now convening here in Chengdu. Firstly, on behalf of the Chinese Government, I’d like to extend warm congratulations on the convocation of the conference and warm welcome to all the representatives,especially foreign friends coming from afar.China’s international friendship-city activities have been carried on for 39 years. In 1973, Tianjin of China and Kobe of Japan became the first pair of friendship     

2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference and Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference

The 2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference and the Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference co-sponsored by the CPAFFC,China International Friendship Cities Association(CIFCA),and the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government,and hosted by the latter’s Foreign Affairs Office were held in the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center last November 28-29.     

Speech by CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe at 2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference

Today,we are gathering here to convene the 2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference and the Guang zhou International Urban Innovation Conference.Firsto fall,on behalf of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC),the China International Friendship Cities Association(CIFCA)and CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin,I’d like to express warm welcome to everyone present.The China International Friendship Cities Conference,initiated by the     

Exchanges

正International Engineering Sci-Tech Conference Held in Beijing Over 1,500 experts from 15 countries and regions attended the International Engineering Sci-Tech Conference in Beijing on June 2 and 3,2014.The conference,themed"Engineering and the Future of Humankind,"was held by UNESCO,the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences(CAETS)and the Chinese Academy of Engineering(CAE).Chinese President Xi Jinping,in his keynote speech,said,China’s 42 million talents in engineering and technology are"China’s most valuable resources in exploring the future."China takes innovation-driven development     

FLAI Delegation Visits China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC,a 10-member delegation led by Chairman Haim Bibas of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel(FLAI)visited Shanghai,Haikou,Guangzhou and Shenzhen from November 20 to29,2014.Itattended the UCLGWrld Council Meeting held in Haikou and the 2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference in Guangzhou.During the UCLG meeting,CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin met with the delegation and recalled planting a friendship tree together with Prime     

Plan Ahead and Make the Right Moves

The 2015 annual sessions of China’s National People’s Congress(NPC)and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)signify a new chapter in the country’s quest to achieve a moderately prosperous society in all aspects through deepening reforms,advancing the rule of law,and imposing strict discipline on its Communist Party members.In 2013,China put forward the goal of comprehensively deepening reform,which entails promoting the improvement and develop-     

HIGHLIGHTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS

<正>Representatives take a photo at a reception held in Beijing on March 7,a day before International Women’s Day.Over 1,000 women including Central Government officials,scientists,deputies to the National People’s Congress,members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and foreign female ambassadors to China participated in the event.     

Speech by CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin At the Opening Ceremony

First of all, on behalf of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the China International Friendship Cities Association (CIFCA), I’d like to express our profound respect to the state leaders present here, a sincere welcome to the delegates and guests representing various cities in China and other countries, and, finally, cordial greetings and heartfelt thanks to all the friends who have over the years made unremitting     

Marriott International Hainan Hotels Collaborate and Launch '3 for free' MICE Offer

Hainan, China’s only tropical island, is home to four Marriott International properties. Sanya Marriott Yalong Bay Resort & Spa is nestled on China’s most famous beach, the picturesque Yalong Bay. Sanya Renaissance Resort & Spa is set in the tranquil surroundings of Haitang Bay while Sanya Marriott Hotel Dadonghai Bay combines the best of the city and the beach, being located in downtown of the popular Dadonghai Bay. Haikou Marriott Hotel, in contrast, is close to Haikou’s central business district and right next to Haikou Convention and Exhibition Center. Whatever the reason for holding meetings,incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) in Hainan, Marriott International is in a position to meet and exceed all needs.     

A Boost to Renting

<正>China strives to develop its housing rental market with more preferential policiesChina will launch a pilot program in 13major cities,including Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou,to build rental housing on rural land in an attempt to increase rental housing supply,the authorities announced on August 28.Nanjing,the capital city of east China’s Jiangsu Province,has become the second city in China after Guangzhou to grant equal rights to home renters and buyers,according to an announcement from the local government on August 18.     

PromotingClarity

正Veteran communications expert is on a mission to China-Africa cooperationSince retiring from the vice presidency of the China International Publishing Group two years ago,Huang Youyi,a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,China’s top political advisory body,has had more time to travel around the world and present China to the international community.Huang’s calendar is crammed with seminars and forums where     

Labor Protection for Women from the Perspective of Gender Mainstreaming

China has made steady progress in putting into practice the concept of gender mainstreaming, the public policy concept adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in 1995 in Beijing, which calls for assessing the different implications for women and men of any planned policy action, including legislation and programs, in all areas and at all levels. Meanwhile, there are still shortfalls in China＇s mainstreaming effort, which indeed merit our attention. This article attempts to analyze, in light of gender mainstreaming, the various aspects of China＇s endeavor to ensure labor protection for women.     

An Expo of Great Import

正The First China International Import Expo is poised to give a boost to global trade The world’s second largest economy,second largest importing country,and second largest country of consumption are all designations which testify to China’s transformation in the four decades since reform and opening up began.They will also set the tone for the First China International Import Expo(CIIE)in November this year.     

Education Matters

<正>Ethnic minority lawmakers and political advisers offer development suggestions International Women’s Day comes on March 8every year when China’s Two Sessions,the couns major annual political meetings,are usually in full swing.The term Two Sessions refers to the gatherings of the National People’s Congress(NPC),China’s top legislature,and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC) National Committee,     

TOGETHER,FOR CHANGE

<正>The 2022 Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia(BFA) is scheduled to take place in Boao,a resort town in the island province of Hainan,on April 20-22.In separate interviews with Beijing Review reporter Tao Xing,Leon Wang,Executive Vice President,International and China President of multinational pharmaceutical company Astra Zeneca,and Elizabeth Gaines,CEO of Australia-based mining firm Fortescue Metals Group(FMG),shared their companies’ plans to expand business in China.They also ...     

SOCIETY

正A Global Mission Touching on a series of topics related to eco-civilization,the Eco Forum Global Annual Conference was held in Guiyang,capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province,from July 6 to 8.Under the theme of Embracing a New Era of Eco-Civilization:Green Development with High Priority to Ecology,the forum sent a signal to the world that eco-civilization matters to all of humankind and thus international cooperation is     

WEEKLY WATCH

Lasting ExpectationsThe emblem of the 16th Asian Games, to be held in south China’s Guangzhou City in 2010, was unveiled on November 26. The ascending lines of the design are modeled after the contour of the host city’s symbolic five-goat statue and ref…     

Making the Most of China's Future

The Center for China and Globalization released Transition and Opportunity: Strategies from Business Leaders on Making the Most of China’s Future on February 24. At a roundtable inside the center’s Beijing headquarters, various contributors to the book, all leaders of trade groups and multinational corporations(MNCs) in China.     

Chinese NGO Forum Held in Beijing

The Chinese NGO Forum for the 58th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference sponsored by the China NGO for International Exchanges was held in Beijing on July 6. The China NGO for In- ternational Exchanges is a fed- eration composed of all the Chi- nese NGOs in special consulta- tive status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Na- tions and other national NGOs. Ramu Damodaran, chief of the Civil Society Service in the Outreach Division of the Depart- ment of Public Inform…