President Li Xiaolin Meets Utah Legislature Delegation from U.S.
On May 7th, President Li Xiaolin met Utah legislature delegation led by President Wayne Niederhauser of the Senate?and?Speaker Gregory H. Hughes from the House.
Madam Li introduced the function of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)?and?the three major China-U.S. sub-national cooperative mechanisms. She highly recognized the long-term efforts that Utah legislature has made in promoting cooperation with Chinese counterparts. She hoped that by visiting China, the delegation could gain more understanding about China?and?make more contributions to bilateral cooperation in legislation, trade, education, tourism?and?other fields.
President Niederhauser?and?Speaker Hughes spoke highly of CPAFFC’s replaceable role in US-China sub-national exchanges. They believe that cooperation will bring mutual benefits while conflicts will make opposite effect on the two sides. They are willing to push forward exchanges?and?cooperation between Utah?and?China in all aspects.
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Photographed by Yang Xuehe?and?Jin Hanghang
President Li Xiaolin Meets with Mayor of Lyon, France
Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mr. Gorges KEPENEKIAN, Mayor of Lyon, France, on May 4th, 2018.
Gorges KEPENEKIAN said that Lyon keeps a special friendly relationship with China. Lyon is the first city to have opened Chinese language department in France. China-France University in Lyon had trained leaders in the fields of culture, art, education?and?etc.during the period of New China. Wuhan-EU Railway Express between Wuhan?and?Lyon is the first China Railway Express?which sets France as the destination. Moreover, the exchanges of the friendly cities between Lyon?and?Guangzhou had achieved great results. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the friendly relations of the two cities, therefore, the two cities will hold grand activities to celebrate. Lyon is located on the route of ancient silk road,?and?will actively take part in the Belt?and?Road Initiatives.
President Li Xiaolin thanked Mayor Gorges KEPENEKIAN for reviewing the traditional friendship between Lyon?and?China,?and?giving support in the Belt?and?Road Initiatives. She said that CPAFFC would continue to give support?and?promote the local cooperation between China?and?France as before,?and?hope Lyon to actively participate in the local pragmatic cooperation between China?and?France.
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President Li Xiaolin Meets with the Chinese University of Hong Kong President Rocky S. Tuan
Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met in Beijing with Mr. Rocky S. Tuan, President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK),?and?his delegation on May 3rd.
President Li said that CPAFFC?and?CFFPD (China Friendship Foundation for Peace?and?Development) expected to cooperate closely with CUHK during the World Philanthropy Forum,?and?would actively participate the plan for training of social work talents with Tsinghua University?and?CUHK so as to train?and?educate the leading talents of public welfare for the cause of the friendship of the peoples between Chinese?and?foreign countries.
Mr. Rocky S. Tuan stated that CUHK would actively contribute resources?and?strength to the World Philanthropy Forum?and?also give the plan for training of social work talents a lot of support in implementing as soon as possible, which demonstrated the contributions CUHK had made to the peaceful development of the nation?and?the world.
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President Li Xiaolin Meets with Park Sam-koo, President of the Rebublic of Korea-China Friendship Association
President Li Xiaolin met with visiting President of the Republic of Korea-China Friendship Association Park Sam-koo on April 25, 2018.
President Li welcomed Park Sam-koo?and?his delegation to visit China?and?exchanged opinions with him on the recent China-Republic of Korea relations?and?the situation of the Korean Peninsula. President Li spoke highly of the positive changes in the situation on the peninsula since the beginning of this year,?and?expressed her willingness to continue to play a constructive role on the Korean Peninsula issue?and?work together with the Republic of Korea side to contribute more to maintaining the momentum of relaxation on the peninsula.
Park Sam-koo thanked President Li for sparing her time to meet with him,?and?expressed appreciation for the efforts made by the Chinese side to improve the situation on the peninsula?and?expectations for the success?and?positive outcome of the inter-Korean summit?and?other dialogues.
CPAFFC Vice President Lin Yi?and?Republic of Korea-China Friendship Association Vice President Lee Won-tae were present at the meeting.
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President Li Xiaolin Meets with Panamanian President’s wife LORENA CASTILLO DE VARELA
Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mme. LORENA CASTILLO DE VARELA, Panamanian President’s wife,?and?her delegation on the invitation of CPAFFC on April 23rd.
On behalf of CPAFFC, President Li Xiaolin welcomed LORENA CASTILLO DE VARELA to China?and?said that the establishment of diplomatic relations between China?and?Panama is an important highlight for the national relations between China?and?Latin America?and?Caribbean Friendship Association ,?and?even for the international relations in 2017, which turned a new page for the bilateral relations. CPAFFC has been keeping close contacts with Panama-China Friendship Association?and?does lots of work for the promotion of the friendly exchanges of the two countries. The prevention of AIDS , the eradication of poverty?and?the strengthening of women?and?children education to which Mme. LORENA CASTILLO DE VARELA pays attention are also the main work for CPAFFC. President Li expressed that CPAFFC is willing to further develop exchanges in these fields with the relevant organizations from Panamanian side.?
LORENA CASTILLO DE VARELA thanked CPAFFC for inviting them to visit China?and?giving them warm reception. She also expressed that Panamanian side attaches great importance to the friendly relations with China?and?expects to develop the exchanges in various fields with CPAFFC.
Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. FRANCISCO ESCOBAR, Panamanian Ambassador to China, Mr. Ji Yongjun, Deputy Director-General of Department of American?and?Oceanian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.
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President Li Xiaolin Meets with TAKUYA TASSO, Governor of Iwate -ken
Mme. Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met in Beijing with Mr. TAKUYA TASSO, Governor of Iwate-ken,?and?his delegation on April 16th. Mme. Zhou Hong, President of Yunnan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (YPAFFC), Mme. Zhu Dan, Deputy Director-General of Department of Japanese Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr. SASAKI JUNICHI, Speaker of Iwate-ken, Mr. YAMURA KUNIHISA, President of Iwate-ken Chamber of Commerce?and?Industry Federation,?and?etc., attended the meeting.
President Li extended welcome to Governor TAKUYA TASSO?and?Speaker SASAKI JUNICHI together visiting China,?and?thanked Iwate-ken personages from all walks of life for upholding principle of being friendly to China for a long time. She said that Iwate-ken developed colorful exchanges?and?cooperation with Yunnan Province?and?other relevant regions in China, which not only enhanced the mutual understanding?and?friendly feelings between the two peoples, but also brought benefits for the social development of the two countries. Even more, Iwate-ken played an active role in improving the bilateral relations in the way of enhancing diplomatic relations with other countries through local governments' contacts.
President Li said that, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the?conclusion?of?a?treaty?of?peace?and?friendship between?China?and?Japan,?and?the 40th anniversary of Chinese reform?and?opening-up as well as the 45th anniversary of the exchanges of the friendly cities between China?and?Japan, which are beneficial to the improvement of the bilateral relations. In the Boao Forum for Asian Annual Conference 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping made it clear to all that China’s door of opening-up will not be closed?and?will only open even wider. China will continue to adhere to its fundamental national policy of opening-up?and?to promote the construction of the Belt?and?Road Initiative (BRI). This way, we can make the BRI the broadest platform for international cooperation in keeping with the trend of economic globalization. President Li expected both sides could deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in relevant fields?and?work together to further push the exchanges?and?cooperation of the two countries for improvement.
Governor TAKUYA TASSO made a brief introduction about the exchanges?and?cooperation developed by Iwate -ken with China in recent year?and?said that the personages from all walks of life in Iwate-ken attached importance to the exchanges with China. Iwate-ken Dalian Economic Office was founded in 2005. Iwate-ken also established friendly exchange relations with Yunnan Province in 2013. He expressed that the delegation would also visit Yunnan Province except Beijing?and?will present the foundation ceremony of Representative Office of Iwate Industry Promotion Center in Yunnan. The various circles in Iwate-ken would?like?to catch up the opportunities to further promote the exchanges?and?cooperation with China in various fields?and?make efforts on the improvement bilateral relations from local-level.
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President Li Xiaolin Meets with First Minister of Scotland Sturgeon
On April 10th, President Li Xiaolin met with Nicola Sturgeon,First Minister of Scotland of the UK.
President Li Xiaolin welcomed Sturgeon’s revisit to China at the invitation of the CPAFFC?and?giving speech on the topic of Safeguarding the Rights of the Poor Children. She said that its is one major task of the CPAFFC to facilitating charity work including Safeguarding the Rights of the Poor Children. Together with the UNICEF?and?other institutes, the CPAFFC carried out a series of projects on child poverty alleviation?and?is willing to help promote the exchange of experiences in this filed between China?and?Scotland.?
Sturgeon appreciated the CPAFFC’s invitation?and?host of her revisit to China, said that the Scottish government have included the United National’s Sustainable Development Goals into its government performance framework?and?carried out a series policies to promote child rights?and?equity by closing the gaps for the poorest children?and?is looking forward to cooperation with the CPAFFC in this field.
Vice President of the CPAFFC Hu Sishe, Deputy Head of Mission of the British Embassy to China Martyn Roper?and?UNICEF’s Representative to China Rana Flowers attended the meeting.
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President Li Xiaolin Meets with Singaporean guests
On March 29, Mme.Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, met with the delegation jointly led by Mr.C K Kho, President of Singa-China Association (SCA)?and?Mr. James Ow Chin Seng, President of Singapore-China Business Association (SCBA).
President Li said that the China-Singapore relations enjoy sound development at present?and?has harvested abundant cooperative fruits in various fields. Singapore is an important country along the Belt?and?Road?and?the bilateral cooperation has huge potentials in this regard. The CPAFFC is willing to?join?the hands with the Singapore side to enhance the cooperation in education, culture?and?youth for the people-to-people inter-connectivity?and?the stable development China-Singapore relations.
President Kho said that SCA has engaged in the promotion of bilateral cooperation in business?and?trade, economy?and?investment over the past 5 more years. SCA is ready to work with CPAFFC in consolidating the traditional friendship?and?conduct more mutual visits as well as projects on people-to-people friendship.
President Ow said that SCBA acts as bridges for the companies from both countries, serves actively for the joint building of the Belt?and?Road Initiative?and?will cooperate with CPAFFC in culture?and?charity fields.
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