Celebrations of“China and Pakistan 55 Years of Friendship and Partnership”Held CPPCC Chairman Jia Qinglin Attends and Speaks

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Em- bassy of Pakistan in China and the ChinesePeople’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) jointly hosted the celebrations of “China and Pakistan 55 Years of Friendship and Partnership” in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 2. Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Po- litical Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended and addressed the celebrations. In his speech, Ji…     

CULTURAL FUSION China and Latin America grow closer through cultural exchanges

正The Peruvian version of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s The Governance of China was released in Lima,capital of Peru,on November 19.The local version was jointly published by China’s Foreign Languages Press(FLP)and Peru’s Editora Peru.The book is a collection of 79 of Xi’s speeches,talks,interviews,instructions and correspondence.The FLP originally published the works in a number of languages,including     

Opening Ceremony of Exhibition of French Celebrities Medals and First Issuance of China-France Culture Year Commemorative Coins Held

The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and thePeople’s Bank of China jointly held the open-ing ceremony of the Exhibition of French Celebrities Medals and the first issuance of China-France Culture Year commemorative coins at the China Numismatic Museum on November 25,2004.Chen Haosu,Chinese vicechairman of the Mixed Committee for the China-France Culture Year and president ofthe CPAFFC,Wu Xiaoling,deputy governorof the People’s Bank of China,…     

Proactive Opening Up--New regulations further facilitate foreign investors' participation in China's capital market

The People’s Bank of China(PBC),China’s central bank,and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange(SAFE)issued new rules on May 7 to scrap quotas on the dollar-denominated qualified foreign institutional investor(QFII)scheme and its yuan-denominated sibling RQFII.     

Chinese and Foreign Friends Celebrate Lantern Festival in Shenzhen

The Shenzhen Foreign Affairs Office, the Shenzhen People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Shenzhen Municipal Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese jointly held an evening party “Chinese and Foreign Friends Celebrate the Lantern Festival” in the China Folk Culture Village on the evening of February 22, 2005. Mayor Li Hongzhong and other municipal lead- ers together with more than 1,200 resident Tforeign businessmen and professionals from 30 countries …     

Forum on cooperation between Chinese and Pakistan provinces and cities a success

<正>On Dec 9, the 2021 Forum on Cooperation between China and Pakistan Friendship Provinces and Cities was successfully held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, online and offline simultaneously. The forum was co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Pakistan embassy in China. Zhang Chunxian, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China,     

Justified Rejection

正The ruling of the South China Sea arbitration,which was unilaterally initiated by the now-defunct Aquino III administration of the Philippines,was announced on July12.Immediately following the announcement,China’s Foreign Ministry released a statement,denouncing it as a null and void award that China will never recognize or accept.The subject matter of the arbitration concerns China’s sovereignty over its ter-     

ECONOMY

<正>Forex Reserves China’s foreign exchange (forex)reserves came in at more than$3.13trillion at the end of February,according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.The U.S.dollar index increased and the prices of global financial assets generally fell that month,affected by global macroeconomic data and monetary policy expectations of major economies.China’s forex reserves fell due to the combined effects of currency translation and asset price changes,according to the administra...     

Third China Xinjiang International Children’s Art Festival

The Third International Children’s Art Festival of Xinjiang, China,sponsored by the Xinjiang People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (XPAFFC) and presented by the Urumqi No. 67 Middle School, was held in Urumqi from July 20 to 26.Seventeen children’s art troupes comprising 300 students in all took part, including nine troupes with 140 students from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Tajikistan, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia. The     

NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman Ismail Amat Heads CPAFFC Delegation to Russia and Poland

A CPAFFC delegation led by Ismail Amat,vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Con-gress paid a goodwill visit to Russia and Poland from October11to20at the invita-tion of the Russian Centre of International Scientificand CulturalCooperation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,theRussia-China Friendship Association,and the Association of Cooperation“Poland-East”.The55th anniversaries of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,the es-tablishme…     

Chronicling China's Political Journey

Leading Chinese political scientist Zhao Baoxu has produced an overview of the evolution of China’s political structure, its political studies as well as its foreign policy over the past six decades in his latest book In Pursuit of Harmony: An Academic Anthology of Zhao Baoxu. The English edition of this anthology was published by the Beijing-based Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press in November 2008. In its preface, former Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing called it a "crystallization of a seasoned professor’s research efforts over more than half a century." In a critique for Beijing Review, Wang Yong, a professor of the School of International Studies at Peking University and Director for the Center for International Political Economy at the university, underlined the relevance and significance of Zhao’s views. Edited excerpts follow:     

FM On China Andthe World

On the sidelines of the Fourth Session of the 12th National People’s Congress,Foreign Minister Wang Yi was invited to answer questions on China’s foreign policy on March 8.The annual press conference usually sets the tone for China’s diplomacy for the year.Wang covered such hot-button topics as the South China Sea disputes,the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue,and China’s relations with major countries in the world.Edited excerpts follow:     

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     

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     

ECONOMY

正Foreign Investment China’s non-financial outbound direct investment(ODI)in January and February surged 71.8 percent over the same period of 2015,according to latest official data.The country’s ODI in the first two months of 2016 hit 195.97 billion yuan($29.92 billion),said the Ministry of Commerce in a statemen on March 15.The ODI in February alone,reaching$17.9 billion,outnumbered the total for the first two months of last year.The ministry attributed the rise to a more diversified investment     

Calming Stormy Waters

Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President of the New York-headquartered Asia Society and former Foreign Editor for World News Tonight, a daily evening television news program of the U.S.-based ABC News, moderated a recent discussion at the society caled, The South China Sea: A View From Beijing. To get an insider’s perspective on this divisive issue,Nagorski interviewed Li Zhaoxing,President of the China Public Diplomacy Association and former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress of China.Li asserted China’s historical right to the area as a"continuous,peaceful jurisdiction over these islands,"adding that the last thing China wants to see is turmoil or even war in "our neighborhood." Li is also confdent that a peaceful resolution to the disputes can be achieved.An edited version of the interview folows:     

XI JINPING:THE GOVERNANCE OF CHINA

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s solutions for today and visions of tomorrowThe Chinese,English,French,Russian,Arabic,Spanish,Portuguese,German and Japanese editions are all available now with the Foreign Languages Press.The publication of this book in various languages is of great significance.It will contribute to interpreting the concepts and principles of governance of the CPC leadership,and it will help     

Proactive Opening Up

正New regulations further facilitate foreign investors’ participation in China’s capital market The People’s Bank of China (PBC),China’s central bank, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange(SAFE) issued new rules on May 7 to scrap quotas on the dollar-denominated qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) scheme and its yuan-denominated sibling RQFII,and further streamline procedures in order to facilitate their participation in China’s     

Chinese, Japanese, Korean Women’s Conference Held in Jinan, Shandong Province

On October 17, 2005, the Chinese, Japanese, Korean Women’s Conference jointly spon- sored by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shandong Provincial People’s Government, the Shandong Provincial Women’s Federation and the Shangdong Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries was held in Jinan, Shandong Province. 220 women from three countries happily gathered together, and through various kinds of exchanges such as exhibitions, forums, cultural performances…     

XI JINPING:THE GOVERNANCE OF CHINA

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s solutions for today and visions of tomorrow The Chinese,English,French,Russian,Arabic,Spanish,Portuguese,German and Japanese editions are all available now with the Foreign Languages Press.