President Li Xiaolin met and held a banquet for the delegation headed by Mr. Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary (East Asia) of Ministry of External Affairs, India at CPAFFC on September 24th.  Mme Li gave the delegation a warm welcome, and recalled the days of her visit to India this August. She hoped to make joint efforts with the Indian side to have the agreements of the first batch of friendship cities between China and India officially signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s visit to China in October this year to achieve zero breakthrough of friendship city between China and India.   Mr. Bambawale expressed sincere thanks to Mme Li for her reception and agreed with her suggestions. He said that it is the first time for India to  attempt friendship city work. He wished to promote exchange and cooperation between Indian cities and Chinese cities as well as cities all over the world through friendship city development with Chinese cities.  The Ministry of External Affairs of India is now keeping an active contact with relevant Indian cities. The agreements of the first batch of friendship cities between China and India will hopefully be officially signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s visit to China this year. Mr. Bambawale also present the friendship city agreement drafted by the Indian side to our side. 　

On September 18th, President Li Xiaolin met with the delegation headed by Mr. Larry D. Zimpleman, Chairman & CEO of U.S. Principal Financial Group. President Li introduced the friendly exchanges with foreign countries and charity projects carried out by CPAFFC in recent years, especially the friendly exchange and cooperation with the State of Iowa, where the PFG headquarter is located. President Li said the reform and opening up in China would present a huge potential market to foreign enterprises including PFG, and hoped to witness further prosperity of PFG in China. Mr. Zimpleman thanked President Li for meeting the delegation, and would like to facilitate the cooperation between Iowa and China. He introduced current PFG business in China, and hoped to strengthen cooperation with the Chinese government and enterprises in areas such as old-age pension scheme reform and financial investment services. Mr. Zimpleman also expressed strong interest in participating in various charity projects of CPAFFC.

Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met and held a banquet for Her Royal Highness Princess Pilolevu Tuita of the Kingdom of Tonga, Mr. And Mrs. Latu, Tongan Ambassador to China and her delegation at CPAFFC on September 16, 2013. In the meeting, Mme Li emphasized that HRH Princess Pilolevu has been an old friend of Chinese people, worthy of the name “Friendship Ambassador”. The many visits between the two countries showed the great importance attached by both sides to China-Tonga relations. Mme Li pointed out that, the fifteen years since the normalization of China-Tonga relations had witnessed the smooth development of bilateral relations and the deepening cooperation in the fields of politics, trade, and culture, etc.. In this process, a great many positive efforts had been paid by the non-governmental organizations. HRH Princess Pilolevu expressed her thanks to Mme Li for her reception. She said, the aim of the delegation was to enhance the bilateral relations, promote humanistic and economic communication, further consolidate and develop Tonga-China relations and continue to push forward the steady development of friendship between Tongan and Chinese people.

On September 13th, President Li Xiaolin met with the U.S. Michigan delegation headed by Mr. Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan. President Li said there is huge room for cooperation between China and Michigan, and CPAFFC would like to facilitate the friendly exchange and practical cooperation between the two sides. President Li hoped to work with Council of Great Lakes Governors where Governor Snyder serves as co-chair to promote dialogue between U.S. governors of the Great Lake region and Chinese governors from the central and western area, in the efforts to seek opportunities for win-win cooperation. Governor Snyder thanked President Li for hosting the meeting, and agreed to help promote exchanges between U.S. and Chinese governors. Governor Snyder wished to deepen cooperation with China in various fields such as economy and trade, tourism and agriculture.      

  On September 11th, President Li Xiaolin met with the U.S. delegation composed of presidents of historically black colleges and universities. President Li introduced the major functions and vision of CPAFFC, and wished to work with colleges and universities where the delegation members come from to carry out youth exchange between China and the U.S., so as to enhance mutual understanding between the young people and lay a solid foundation for China-U.S. friendship and cooperation. Mr. Sidney Ribeau, President of Howard University and leader of the delegation, expressed sincere appreciation on the work done by CPAFFC, and hoped to maintain close contact with the association, as well as to pool resources from both sides to step up cooperation in youth exchange, educational exchange and cultural exchange between the U.S. and China.  

Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with President Kim Young Aeh of Korea-China Friendship Association of Culture & Economy on September 11, 2013. President Li expressed sincere appreciation on the work done by Kim Young Aeh who was being engaged in developing friendly exchanges between China and Korea. She also hoped that Kim Young Aeh would continue promoting the friendly communication and common development for the people of the two countries.   President Kim Young Aeh expressed again that strengthening the friendship and promoting common development between the two countries were her wishes. It was a good opportunity to develop the friendship between China and Korea in this year. She would make the efforts for friendly exchanges by receiving Chinese cultural delegation, introducing advanced technology and management ideas on agriculture from Korea and other programs.  

  Li Xiaolin,  President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC) attended the opening ceremony of 2013 City Infrastructure Forum which was held in Chongqing,China and delivered a speech On September 9, 2013. In her speech, President Li introduced the history, function of the CPAFFC and the work of the international friendship cities to over 150 representatives from 14 countries. She pointed out that this forum was an important cooperation between the UCLG ASPAC and China member cities, and also hoped that city representatives, experts and scholars from China and other countries would be able to take advantage of the important platform to communicate thoroughly, discuss the urbanization experiences and share the urbanization achievements.   2013 City Infrastructure Forum was sponsored jointly by CPAFFC, UCLG ASPAC, Chongqing Municipal Government and “ City Today” magazine. The forum is a new initiative with purpose of searching out an optimized plan for the urbanization through the pragmatic dialogue among cities, central governments, local government associations, united nations organizations and enterprises in the world so as to resolve the problems in rapid development of the urbanization. Huang Qifan, Mayor of the Chongqing, Jatin Modi, President of the UCLG ASPAC and others attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches respectively.  

  President Li Xiaolin met with three African countries’diplomats  for the lecture tour to Jilin Province in Changchun city on Sep. 6, including H.E.Julio Cesar Freire De Morais, Ambassador of Cape Verde, H.E.Joao Garcia Bires,Ambassador fo Angola and Ms. Esmeralda Patricio, Economic Counsellor of Mozambican Embassy, etc..   Li welcomed the African diplomats to advertise Africa in Jilin and promote Chinese -African exchange and cooperation, while attending the China International City Cooperation Forum there. She looked forward further development in China-Africa city cooperation, so as to push China-Africa cooperation and to enhance the peoples’ friendship. H.E.Julio Cesar Freire De Morais, Ambassador of Cape Verde and head of the delegation said, China-Africa city cooperation is of huge potential, and conforms with the benefits of both sides. He wished the forum a big success.   

Li Xioalin, the President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries(CPAFFC) met and hosted a banquet for Ms. Zhou Yi, Vice President, Marketing Communications and Citizenship manager of IBM Great China Group on  September 4, 2013. President Li watched the demonstration of the project management system developed by IBM for China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development, which was established by CPAFFC in 1996. President Li spoke highly of the system, which she believes will be conducive to standardizing the management of CFFPD and increasing its transparency of financial information. Vice President Zhou Yi thanked President Li Xiaolin for her hospitality. Zhou expressed that IBM attaches great importance to friendly relations with CPAFFC,  and is willing to carry forward cooperation with CPAFFC in all areas in the future.  

On August 23rd, 2013 Mme. Li Xiaolin, the president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica in Peace Palace. President Li extended her warm welcome to Prime Minister Miller and her party, and recalled her joyful experience of visiting Prime Minister Miller in year 2007 when she visited Jamaica with Mr. Cheng Siwei, the president of China-Latin American and Caribbean Friendship Association. President Li said, since China and Jamaica established diplomatic relations 41 years ago, the bilateral relationship of the two countries had been developing steadily; the friendly cooperation in politics, economy, trade and culture had been deepened. As one of the most active friendship-to-China organizations, Jamaica-China Friendship Association made great contribution to the above mentioned achievements. President Li also briefed the delegation about the work of the CPAFFC Prime Minister Miller thanked President Li Xiaolin for her hospitality. She highly evaluated Jamaica-China relation and the long lasting friendship between the two peoples. She expressed that the Jamaican government and people would cooperate to give an all-around impetus to the pragmatic cooperation with China in fields of economy, trade, humane culture, sports, environmental protection and media. Mr. Xie Yuan, the vice president of the CPAFFC, Zhang Heqiang, the director-general of Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ji Yongjun, Deputy Director General, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, MP, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, Ambassador of Jamaica to the People’s Republic of China were present at the banquet.