China in My Eyes

<正>I had the honour of visiting the beautiful and culturally very rich country of China in June this year.What I experienced and saw already on this very first trip to your magnificent country,left me already dreaming of a new trip,when I absolutely will arrive with more time to spend in your country.And so,when to my greatest joy and pleasant surprise,I was asked to share my inner thoughts with you about what I had learned and observed,I began to fulfil this task with great     

Remarks by Mr. Victor-Viorel Ponta,Former Prime Minister of Romania at the Opening Ceremony

正Ladies and Gentlemen,Your Excellencies,Good morning.I am very happy and honored to join you today in this first forum of the NGOs and I would like to start of course,by expressing my gratitude for our Chinese hosts as always very warmly in organizing,receiving guest,s and Minister Song Tao mentioned friendship as the basis of the China relationship with all of us and I have a special and warm feeling regarding China,I have always felt here as among friends and because in China it is     

Sustainable Development and Green Olympics——3^rd UN-NGO-IRENE/Asia-Pacific Conference Opens in Beijing

The 3^rd Conference of the UN-NGO-Informal Regional Network/Asia-Pacific,sponsored by the China NGO Network for International Exchanges （CNIE） and the NGO Section of UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs （DESA）, was held in Beijing from April 28^th to 29^th 2008. The theme of the conference is ＂Sustainable Development and Green Olympics＂.     

Attending UN Human Rights Council Session:My Experience and Thoughts

正The 35~(th) Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council was convened in Geneva from6-23 June 2017.Both with ECOSOC Special Consultative Status since 2011,Beijing Children’s Legal Aid and Research Center and Beijing Zhicheng Migrant Workers’Legal Aid and Research Center where I work sent a 4-member delegation led by me to the Session.This is the first time that NGOs from China attended the entire     

An Unforgettable Journey of Cultural Exchanges

A 40-member Hiroshima Kagura delegation visited China from June 24 to 29 in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relationship between Japan and China. I feel very honored to be one of the 20 members in the Hiroshima Kagura troupe that joined the delegation and played the part of female ghost in Hunting in Red-Leaf Woods.     

NGO Cooperation Boosts Development along the Belt and Road: Side Notes at the 2nd Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network Forum

正"Whenever I come to China, I feel very happy. China is just like my second hometown."Joseph Kahama, Secretary General of the TanzaniaChina Friendship Association, expressed his love for China in the interview. This was his second visit to China to attend the Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network Forum. Held by China NGO Network for International Exchange(CNIE), the Second Silk Road NGO     

2014: A Turning Point in the Global Order

The issues of war and peace captured international attention in 2014.It was the centennial of World War I,and the focus was on tensions in Asia for the first half of the year.One radical Western view went so far as to compare today’s China to pre-war Germany in the midst of rapid economic growth,rising nationalism and a beefed up military.The hype about Beijing’s alleged regional expansion peaked at the Shangri-La Security Forum(Singapore)in May 2014.However,events on the ground proved such glib accusations wrong.In October 2014,this author accompanied several other Chinese scholars in a visit to seven U.S.think tanks.Our American hosts were not worried     

Impressions of China

正As one of the four representatives of Eastern European countries I had a chance to spend the time period from 9~(th)to 18~(th)of May in China(Beijing and Fujian Province).I express my great gratitude to CAFIU,team of organizers and The Embassy of The People's Republic of China in The Republic of Latvia for this opportunity.     

2015年国际形势与中国外交研讨会纪要（英文）

正From December 12 to13,2015,a symposium on International Development and China’s Diplomacy in 2015 was co-hosted by the China Institute of International Studies(CIIS)and China Foundation for International Studies(CFIS)in Beijing.Over 200 participants from various government departments,academic institutions and news media attended the symposium.Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the opening     

Silk Road Economic Belt： A Dynamic New Concept for Geopolitics in Central Asia

In the autumn of 2013 two notable opening-up and diplomatic initiatives were forthcoming from China. One was the concept of a ＂Silk Road Economic Belt＂ put forward by President Xi Jinping during his visit to the Central Asia, and the other was the convocation of the conference on the diplomatic work towards neighboring countries held in Beijing in October, which, due to the finalization of strategic objectives for China＇s diplomatic work towards neighboring countries in the next five to ten years, was of great significance to the realization of the two centenary goals laid down at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, ushering in a brand- new geopolitical situation in Central Asia.     

Enhancing Economic Cooperation between China and Nepal

<正>China Visit I had an opportunity to visit China,particularly Beijing and Eastern coastal cities of Quanzhou and Xiamen in the special economic zone in Fujian Province at the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding     

CIIS Released Report on China-US Cooperation

正On October 11,2013,China Institute of International Studies(CIIS),in cooperation with the Atlantic Council,released a report entitled"China-US Cooperation:Key to the Global Future"in Beijing.With generous support from the China-United States Exchange Foundation,the report was written by a China-US Working Group convened by the Atlantic Council in Washington and China Institute of International Studies in Beijing.Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang attended the event and made a keynote speech on Sino-US relations.     

Enhance Understanding and Friendship through Exchanges: Side Notes on the 2~(nd) China-US-Europe Young Leaders Exchange Program

<正>The 2~(nd) China-US-Europe Young Leaders Exchange Program was successfully held in Beijing and Qinghai from September 8 to 17,2015.Eleven young members from China,Germany,Italy,the UK and the US have participated in the program.Initiated in 2014,this     

CIIS Released Report on China-US Cooperation

<正>On On October 11,2013,China Institute of International Studies(CIIS),in cooperation with the Atlantic Council,released a report entitled"China-US Cooperation:Key to the Global Future"in Beijing.With generous support from the China-United States Exchange Foundation,the report was written by a China-US Working Group convened by the Atlantic Council in Washington and China Institute of International Studies in Beijing.Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister     

Letter of Congratulations from H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé,Chairman of the Togo Union for the Republic and President of the Republic of Togo

<正>On 12 August,the International Civil Society Solidarity Conference on Global Development Initiative is held in Beijing under the theme of working together to build a global development community and deliver on the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.I am very pleased and honoured to congratulate President Xi Jinping and the organisers for the success of this Conference.     

CIIS Sponsors a Symposium on the Building of ‘One Belt and One Road＇ between China and Arab Countries

On June 3, 2014, CIIS held a symposium in Beijing on the joint construction of ＂One Belt and One Road＂ between China and Arab countries. The symposium focused on discussions on how China and Arab countries can enhance their links and interconnections and strengthen mutual cooperation in financial, infrastructure and energy areas in a bid to build a win-win development pattern between the two sides and bring common benefit to both peoples.     

My Thirty-year Friendship with China

正China and My Family History In a gathering of friends who are all devoted to advancing Japan-China friendship,I told a story about my childhood."I went to China for the first time in 1943…"As soon as I uttered those words,others present looked quite surprised and thought I must have been wrong.Actually I wasn’t wrong.I was just 2 or 3 years old when I first came to China,so I was too young to remember everything.     

The Seventh Asia-Europe People＇s Forum Held in Beijing

From October 13^th to 15^th, the 7^th Asia -Europe People＇s Forum was held in Beijing. The theme of the Forum was ＂Social Justice and Environmental Protection＂. The meeting was attended by over 500 representatives of the civil society from nearly 50 countries and regions in Asia and Europe. Some 60 NGOs from China participated in the activities of the Forum.According to the three major topics of ＂Peace and Security＂, ＂Social and Economic Rights and Environmental Justice＂ and ＂Participatory Democracy and Human Rights＂, three roundtable discussions namely ＂Traditional and Non- Traditional Security Challenges and Responses＂,     

Address at the Opening Ceremony of ＂ the Seminar on China-Europe and New World Order＂

Today, the 7^th Sino-German Security Dialogue-- the Seminar on ＂China-Europe and New World Order＂ jointly sponsored by IDCPC, CAFIU and FES opens in Beijing. On behalf of .CAFIU, I＇d like to express warm welcome to Mr. Kolbow, Ambassador Michael Schaefer, and all foreign and Chinese participants. I＇d also like to thank all present here for your solicitude for and support to the seminar and your efforts to promote the relations between China and Germany and relations between the CPC and SPD.     

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.