1949 年新中国成立，为了争取更多的国家和人民了解新生的中华人民共和国，相继成立一批民间外交机构，发挥以民促官，民间先行的重要作用。
The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. In order to help more countries and peoples know more about New China, a number of non-governmental organizations were established with the important mission to lead the way toward official relations and promote official relations by unofficial means.