On January 18, the founding ceremony and the first council meeting of Xinbei People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries was held in Xinbei District Government of Changzhou. The first session of the council voted to pass the charter of the association. Xue Jiannan, chairman of the Xinbei District Committee of CPPCC, was elected as the president of the association.

Bai Suning, present of Jiangsu People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (JSPAFFC) attaches great importance to the work and organization of the People’s Associations for Friendship with Foreign Countries at all levels. According to the instructions of the JSPAFFC, Changzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CZPAFFC) gave great support and guidance to Xinbei during the preparation for Xinbei People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. On the very day, Cai Xisheng, member of the CPC Committee of Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and vice chairman of the JSPAFFC, made a special trip to Changzhou to attend the event.

At the meeting, Zhou Weidong, secretary general of the JSPAFFC, read out a congratulatory letter sent by the JSPAFFC. At the meeting, Cai Xisheng and CZPAFFC’s president Zou Hongguo, unveiled the plague of Xinbei People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, together with the leaders of Xinbei.

Du Jibin, director of Changzhou Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and vice president of the CZPAFFC, and Sima Shuanglong, deputy director of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and vice president of CZPAFFC, attended the event.