On November 2, 2012, the celebration of 55th Anniversary of the establishment of Russia-China Friendship Association (RCFA) jointly organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and China-Russia Friendship Association (CRFA) was successfully held at Peace Palace in the CPAFFC. Chen Haosu, the president of CRFA, Liu Shu, the former president of China Association for Science and Technology and adviser of CRFA, the descendants of revolution elders such as Li Min, the daughter of Chaiman Mao Zedong, the RCFA delegation headed by M.L. Titarenko, the president of RCFA, S.S.Razov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to China, the representatives of envoys of the Russian Embassy in China and representatives of capital media were present.

President Chen Haosu, Adviser Liu Shu, President Titarenko, Ambassador Razov and other present guests delivered speeches respectively at the gathering. The guests recalled the 55 years history of RCFA and spoke highly about the outstanding contributions of  Russian friendly-to-China personages made with Titarenko as President of the Association, for furthering the people’s understanding and traditional friendship of USSR and China. In his speech, President Titarenko appreciated for the positive evaluation given to RCFA for its work. He said, RCFA would dedicate to further deepening the relations and the people’s friendship between two countries.

The first vice president of RCFA G.V.Kulikova introduced her new work, Russia and China: People-to-people diplomatic, at the conference. A reception was followed after the gathering.