On the evening of Dec.14th,2012, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-Latin America and Caribbean Friendship Association (CLACFA) and the Jamaican Embassy to China jointly held the reception celebrating the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Jamaica in the Peace Place in the CPAFFC. Abdul’ahat Abdurixit, Vice Chairman of National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference，Li Jianping, Vice-president of the CPAFFC, Courtenay Rattray, the Jamaican Ambassador to China, the related officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture of PRC were present.

Li Jianping, Vice-president of the CPAFFC said in his address, Jamaica was one of the earliest countries which established diplomatic relations with China. Since the diplomatic relations was established, the relations between China and Jamaica had been developing very well. The mutual trust had been strengthening continuously; the pragmatic cooperation had been rapidly enlarging; humane and cultural exchanges had been fructifying; the two people’s friendship had been being enhanced day by day. While the official relation was keeping the healthy and in-depth development, the people-to-people contacts were also increasing constantly. As the most active friendly-to-China organization, Jamaica-China Friendship Association did great efforts for promoting China-Jamaica friendship.

At the reception, the artists from China and Jamaica performed the Chinese and Jamaican style music for the present guests, thus revealed the fine cooperation & exchanges of the two countries and long lasting friendship of the two peoples.