A 5-member delegation of Armenia-China Friendship organizations, headed by Vice Minister of the Ministry of culture of Armenia, Mr.Ter-vardanyan, paid a visit to Beijing and Xian from May 8 to 14 at the invitation of CPAFFC.   During their visit, the delegation met and dined with Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC.  They also participated in the grand opening ceremony of 2016 Silk Road International Expo and the 20th Investment & Trade Forum for Cooperation between East & West China in Xian. The visit opened a new chapter in deepening non-governmental exchange and humanistic cooperation between China and Armenia.

On May 13th, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, met with Mr. Parviz Davlatzoda, the new Ambassador of Tajikistan to China.  Mr. Song extended gratitude to Mr. Davlatzoda for The support of the Embassy to CPAFFC over the years and indicated that the CPAFFC will work with the Tajikistan side to further promote bilateral exchanges and cooperation between people-to-people friendship organizations and local governments. Mr. Song hoped that Mr. Davlatzoda can support the cause of people-to-people friendship between China and the Tajikistan in the future.  Mr. Davlatzoda spoke highly of CPAFFC’s contribution in bilateral relations as well as CPAFFC’s unique role in promoting friendship-city relations and local government cooperation. The Embassy will keep close contact with CPAFFC to carry on and develop the traditional friendship between the two countries during his term.  Mrs. Hu Chunmei, Associated Counsel of the Department of European and Asian Affairs, Secretary General of China Central Asia Friendship Association attended the meeting.

At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. Vicenzo Scotti, former Italian Foreign Minister and President of Italy Link Campus University visited China and attended the Belt and Road Ecological Agriculture and Food Security Forum held in Xi’an Province on May 12th, 2016. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC met with the delegation. Vice President Song extended warm welcome to President Vicenzo Scotti’ visit and made a brief introduction on the function of CPAFFC. Vice President Song hoped to build more pragmatic cooperation projects for the two countries through the visit of the delegation. President Vicenzo Scotti said that the Belt and Road is a strategic design with great significance. The countries in Europe, especially in Mediterranean should participate in the project. He also expressed that the local governments and the universities play an important role in the countries’ cooperation. The Link Campus University would like to actively develop pragmatic programs with CPAFFC and enhance the exchanges between the two countries’ local governments and the universities, which creates win-win situation for China-Italy cooperation. Mr. Shen Xin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting.

At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, met with the Armenian friendly organizations delegation on May 10th, 2016. The delegation led by Mr. Ter-Vardanyan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, attended the 2016 Silk Road International Expositon & the 20th China East-West Cooperation and Investment Trade Fair. The members of the delegation come from the Armenian Foreign Cultural Cooperation Association, Armenia-China Friendly Groups and Armenia-China Bridge Association, etc.. Vice President Song made a brief introduction on the basic function of CPAFFC. Vice Minister Ter-Vardanyan thanked CPAFFC for inviting them to attend the 2016 Silk Road International Expositon and the 20th Investment & Trade Forum for Cooperation between East & West. The both sides also had a discussion on further strengthening the exchanges and cooperation between the friendly organizations of the two countries. Mrs. Hu Chunmei, Vice Counsel of the Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the meeting .

At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Japan-China Culture Exchange Association (JCCEA) delegation led by Mrs. KURIHARA KOMAKI, the Vice President of JCCEA and the Japanese famous performaning artist, visited Beijing, Yangzhou, Shanghai and other places from May 9 to 13. On the afternoon of May 9, Vice President Song Jingwu met with the delegation in CPAFFC and extended his warm welcome to them. He also offered his congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the founding of JCCEA. Vice President Song said that JCCEA had made important contributions to promoting the culture exchange between China and Japan, as well as the stable development of Chinese-Japanese relations, since it was established. At present, the bilateral ties are in the crucial period for further improving, which needs people-to-people friendly personages to jointly make efforts and continuously strengthen the social and public support. CPAFFC and China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA) would like to work together with JCCEA to strengthen the China-Japan culture exchange, enhance the understanding and friendship between the two countries’ people, and promote the friendly cause development continuously.  Mrs. KURIHARA KOMAKI thanked Vice President Song for taking his time to meet them. She said that JCCEA had experienced the 60 years’ glory under the cooperation with CPAFFC and other Chinese organizations and had made contributions to China-Japan cultural and educational exchanges. She also expressed that they would like to take the 60th anniversary as an opportunity to continuously develop the cultural exchanges and make unremitting efforts on the two countries’ friendship. During the delegation’s stay in China, they also visited Yangzhou, Jiangsu province to attend the departure ceremony of transporting the statue of New JIANZHEN Master to Japan by sea.

Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with General José Luís Pinto Ramalho, Chairman of  the League of Portugal-China Lasting Friendship(LPCLF), on 10th May, 2016. Chairman José Luís Pinto Ramalho said that this year marks the 25th anniversary of LPCLF. CPAFFC and LPCLF had been keeping regular exchanges and visits since the two organizations established the relationship. At the invitation of CPAFFC this time, LPCLF aims to further promote Portugal-China friendly exchanges and discusses the cooperative prospec with CPAFFC. He hoped that the two organizations should strengthen the cooperation between the entrepreneurs and the youth in the future. Vice President Song spoke highly of the contributions made by the previous leaders of LPCLF for the cause of China-Portugal people-to-people friendship. He said that Chairman José Luís Pinto Ramalho visiting China this time means the continuous of  the friendly exchanges of the two organizations for over 20 years. Vice President Song hoped，as one of the important partners in Portugal，LPCLF could provide continuous support and assistance for the exchanges and cooperation in different fields and sectors between the two countries. Mr. José Manuel da Veiga Testos, Vice Chairman of LPCLF, Mr. Lv Hongwei, Deputy Director-General of the Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, etc., attended the meeting.

The Exhibition of Four French Photographers, jointly sponsored by the CPAFFC, the Capital Library of China, the Photographic Federation of France, and the French-Chinese Economic, Culture and Education Exchanges Association, opens at the Capital Library of China on May 6, 2016. The Photographic Federation of France is a professional association of photographers in France, whose members are all world-renowned artists. The exhibition includes works by Pholippe Litzler, editor-in-chief of French Photography magazine, Florence Notte, who has held a solo photo exhibition Yunnan Impression in France, and the other two photographers who also have won many titles in world photography contests. They care about public welfare and charitable undertakings, and enthusiastic about participating in  activities of cultural exchanges and dialogues. The exhibition presents 66 photos, covering recent winners, latest works and those taken in China.  CPAFFC Vice President Hu Sishe, Secretary General of CPC Committee of the Capital Library of China Xiao Weiping, President of the French-Chinese Economic, Culture and Education Exchanges Association Duan Lisheng, and Florence Notte spoke at the opening ceremony respectively, and the Chinese Photographers Association, French Alliance from the French cultural Center and other relevant agencies were represented at the opening ceremony. Xinhua News Agency, China Radio International, the People's Daily and other a dozen of media reported the event. Audience such as amateur photographers, and people who are interested in French culture, totaling about 50, also attended the opening ceremony. The exhibition will be open to the public until May 10.

“Move Next, China-Germany Youth Dialogue” was held jointly by the CPAFFC and BMW Group in Ullens Center for Contemporary Art of the Dashanzi Art District on 6th, May 2016. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC), Mr, Olaf Kastner, the President and CEO of the Greater China of BMW Group, Mr. Thomas Becker, Vice President of Governmental Affairs of BMW Group, Mr. Adam Mutwil, Counsellor(transportation) of the Embassy of Germany in China, attended the activity and delivered  speeches respectively. More than 60 students, professors and scholars from China and Germany were present in this dialogue and visited the exhibition of the BMW. Vice President Song spoke highly of the social responsibilities practiced by the BMW Group in China for many years. He hoped that the youth could be stimulated to think about the way to travel and their social responsibilities in future and strengthen the exchanges through this dialogue. President Olaf Kastner said, this year marks the 100th anniversary for BMW Group. As a German automobile enterprise rooted in China, BMW Group has been developing with a prospective idea. He hoped to build a high-end exchanges platform for the two countries’ youth. "Move Next, China-Germany Youth Dialogue" is one of the series activities of the 2016 China-Germany youth exchanges year. The youth of the two countries developed a positive discussion on the factors influenced the resources to travel, urbanization and lifestyle, and they also gave many creative suggestions from the views of the commerce model, social responsibilities and transportation means in future.

On May 5th,2016，Vice President Li Yuanchao met with the delegation of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' union led by its president KOMURA MASAHIKO who is also the Vice President of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.  Vice President Li Yuanchao said, the relationship between China and Japan has been led into a long detour over past years, which should be treated as a great lesson. The relationship got improved in the past year, yet it is still fragile. Chinese side would like to promote the healthy and stable development of the two countries’ relations, based on the four political documents and the spirit of "learning from history and facing the future". It is expected that Japan could work with China towards the same direction, properly handle relevant sensitive issues, and make practical efforts to the improvement of bilateral ties. Mr. KOMURA MASAHIKO expressed his wish to improve the national feelings of the people of two countries, and promote to build mutually beneficial Japan-China friendly and cooperative relations continuously, through enhancing the two countries’ exchanges in different fields.  Mr. Tang Jiaxuan, President of China-Japan Friendship Association, attended the meeting. The Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' union delegation visits China at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

On May. 4th, CPAFFC Vice President Song Jingwu met with Mr. Manassarian, Ambassador of Armenia.  Vice President Song extended his welcome to Mr. Manassarian for his visiting to CPAFFC, and introduced the basic status of the CPAFFC and the friendly activities with Armenia in recent years. He also said that the CPAFFC will maintain close contacts with the embassy. Mr. Manassarian thanked Vice President Song for the meeting, As the new ambassador, he hope, that the Cooperation of the Embassy and CPAFFC will be more successful.