Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC, Chinese: 中国人民对外友好协会 or Chinese: 对外友协 in short) is one of the three major foreign affairs organizations of the People's Republic of China. Its stated aim is to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the Chinese people and foreign nations but observers have pointed out that it functions as a proxy organization coordinated by the United Front Work Department used to promote the interests of the Communist Party of China.[1][2] The CPAFFC has been described as the "public face" of the United Front Work Department.[3] In the United States, it has served to cultivate "people to people exchanges" and has focused attention on the state and local levels of government via organizations such as the National Governors Association.[4]

The CPAFFC was founded in May 1954 to promote civic exchanges with countries that did not have diplomatic relations with the PRC.[5] The organization manages China's sister city relationships.[6] Its leadership is drawn from the upper ranks of the Communist Party of China and, as a part of the United Front Work Department, it has as its goal "to make the foreign serve China."[7] Its current chairperson is Li Xiaolin, daughter of Li Xiannian, former President of China.[1][8]

Key people
Honorary Chair
Chair
  • Chu Tunan (1954.5－1969.5), Vice-Chairman of the 6th NPC Standing Committee[9]
  • Wang Guoquan (1972.5－1973.4), pioneer of the Sino-Japanese relations, former Vice President of the China-Japan Friendship Association[10]
  • Chai Zemin (1974.6－1975.8), the first Chinese Ambassador to the United States
  • Wang Bingnan (1975.8－1986.1), former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Zhang Wenjin (1986.1－1989.10), former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Han Xu (1989.10－1994.5), former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Qi Huaiyuan (1994.5－2000.10), former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Chen Haosu (2000.10－2011.9), former Vice Minister of Culture; his father is the late Marshal and Foreign Minister Chen Yi
  • Li Xiaolin (2011.9－present), whose father is the late Chinese President Li Xiannian
Committee

The 1st CPAFFC Committee included Guo Moruo, Zhao Puchu, Ma Yinchu, Mao Dun, Cao Yu, Lao She, Xia Yan, Tian Han, Ding Xilin, He Luting, Ma Sicong, Mei Lanfang, Huang Xianfan, Jiao Juyin, Yang Hansheng, Zhou Yang, Hu Yuzhi, Fan Changjiang, Zhu Kezhen, Qian Duansheng, Qian Weichang, Hua Luogeng, etc.[11]

See also

References
  1. Sullivan, Lawrence R. (2018-09-18). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Foreign Affairs. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-5381-1162-8.
  2. Lulu, Jichang (2019-11-26). "Repurposing democracy: The European Parliament China Friendship Cluster". Sinopsis. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. Diamond, Larry; Schell, Orville (2019-08-01). China's Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance (PDF). Hoover Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-8179-2286-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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  5. Dotson, John (June 26, 2019). "China Explores Economic Outreach to U.S. States Via United Front Entities". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  6. Lomová, Olga; Lulu, Jichang; Hála, Martin (2019-07-28). "Bilateral dialogue with the PRC at both ends: Czech-Chinese "friendship" extends to social credit". Sinopsis. Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  7. Brady, Anne-Marie (2003). Making the foreign serve China: managing foreigners in the People's Republic. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0742518612. OCLC 52595251.
  8. Hsiao, Russell (June 26, 2019). "A Preliminary Survey of CCP Influence Operations in Japan". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  9. Chu Tunan Archived 2018-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, China Vitae. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  10. Itoh, Mayumi (2012). Pioneers of Sino-Japanese Relations: Liao and Takasaki. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 152. ISBN 978-1137027351.
  11. CPAFFC, Chinese Wikipedia. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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