In mid October, China international exchange association with Sri Lanka - China Friendship Association (hereinafter referred to as "Sri Lanka Friendship Association"), jointly organized by the Chinese Peace Foundation, 2015 "understanding and cooperation" dialogue held in colombo. The main contents of the activities include the National Youth Students' speech contest in Sri Lanka and the friendly Symposium of China's civil society.
China Friendship Association was founded in 1950, the Department's influential friends of China, has been actively committed to the development of bilateral friendly relations, is the China International Exchange Association, one of the important partners in. Association delegation visit in 2014, during the proposal on "The Belt and Road" strategy, promote cultural exchanges, and other issues, and China Friendship Association jointly organized the 2015 "understanding and cooperation" dialogue activities in Colombo, received a positive response from the other side. In order to improve, all sectors of society, especially the young generation in the construction of the "twenty-first Century Maritime Silk Road" to understand and participate in, the organizers carefully designed to "twenty-first Century Maritime Silk Road to promote human development" as the theme of the speech contest, young students, divided into Sinhala, Tammy, language and English in three languages, will and the semi-finals and finals of the three links. Students from the major provinces and municipalities in the country were actively enrolled, and 575 students were eligible for the entry. After nearly 2 months of fierce competition, 18 players entered the final. Slovakia attaches great importance to the speech contest, the Ministry of education as the support activities of the units, state television broadcast of the whole speech contest, many mainstream media tracking reports, in this people, especially young students led to a discussion on twenty-first Century "maritime Silk Road" boom.
In order to further expand the influence of the speech contest, China International Association for international exchange and, in the afternoon on October 15th held a press briefing, a number of media and reporters about China's more than 40 people attended. Adams China Friendship Association chairman Gunnar Tilak, Deputy Secretary General Secretary General Sumati and Exchange Association President Liu Kaiyang introduced the background, preparation process and results to hold the speech contest, and answer the questions. Liu Kaiyang, deputy secretary general, said he was grateful to all sectors of the world for his extensive attention and actively participated in the speech contest. He hoped that this activity could enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples and promote bilateral relations. Sri Lanka Friendship Association Secretary General Sumati said, young students enthusiastic response, the game moved beyond expectations. After the two students from the remote mountain area school were selected to the final, the teachers and students were voluntarily praying and refueling the athletes according to the traditional rites. NPC and CPPCC jointly organized the speech contest, the young generation is about China a window, but also to promote the students all over the country, especially the important platform between the Sinhalese and Tamil youth exchanges and friendship.
On the afternoon of October 17th, the final of the English group was held in Sri Lanka National Television station. With warm applause from the opening scene and host ebullience hundreds of spectators, players dressed in uniforms, to debut in good out of a bandbox. Each athlete in 3 minutes, from different angles such as politics, economy and culture, expounds their respective views and opinions on building the maritime Silk Road in twenty-first Century. They believe that the economic development of China including Sri Lanka, "The Belt and Road along the country produced a huge attraction," in twenty-first Century to participate in the construction of the maritime Silk Road ", not only can drive, and other neighboring countries in domestic economy and improve people's livelihood, but also help to strengthen along the national cohesion and solidarity, mutual benefit and win-win in based on the construction of peace, friendship, trust, and ultimately achieve the important goal of the common development of mankind. The players' wonderful performance won the audience's applause and cheers. The judges were mostly lecturers, think-tank scholars or famous media personages from key universities, and their commented on the commenters were humorous and full of solicitude and encouragement.
After the game, a simple and solemn award ceremony was held. After serious nervous selection, a total of 27 players were given the Sinhala, Tamil and English in three languages, one or two third-prize. Vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, Association vice president Zhang Baowen, Sri Lanka President jayasuriya, Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang, vice president of the association Ai Ping, Secretary of China International Exchange Association chairman Ni Jian, part of the Sri Lankan government officials and business representatives, attended the ceremony. Vice chairman Zhang Baowen personally for the Sinhala award winning players awarded certificates and prizes.
In the afternoon of the same day, the China International Exchange Association held a friendly Symposium between China and the Chinese folk organizations. Vice chairman Zhang Baowen, Ambassador Yi Xianliang, vice president Ai Ping and Secretary General Ni Jian were present, under the chairmanship of Under Secretary General Liu Kaiyang. Adams China Friendship Association President Gunnar Tilak, Cady gamma of international relations and Strategic Research Institute executive director Pan, Dita Rattner Policy Research Institute executive director Klug Mar of Sri Lanka, Pathfinder Fund Executive Director Sri Wildner, in the ABC Business Council Chairman carat spoke, from the social and Cultural Cooperation Association, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - China Association, Adams reporter forum Adams, in the chamber of Commerce, bilateral business cooperation committee, bilateral trade and investment promotion, etc. the main non-governmental organizations, think tanks and business representatives. The two sides made an in-depth discussion on how to fully promote folk exchanges and promote the development of Sino US relations. Slovakia, Slovenia and China to maintain long-term friendly relations on the five principles of peaceful coexistence, friendship, but under the guidance of people. The proposal of the strategic concept of "the Silk Road on the sea in twenty-first Century" has both profound historical origin and important practical significance for deepening the relationship between China and China. Sri Lanka is willing to take advantage of its rich resources and geographical advantages to actively participate in the construction of the "Silk Road on the sea in twenty-first Century". Vice chairman Zhang Baowen said that Sri Lanka has a long history of friendship, hope, friendship groups and concerted efforts, give full play to the role of folk, to build a "twenty-first Century Maritime Silk Road" as an opportunity to enhance our mutual trust and friendship between the two peoples and further bilateral relations development.
As the China International Exchange Association founded by folk forum, 2015 "understanding and cooperation" dialogue is a cultural exchange event, this year, also from the folk diplomacy angle-increasing Slovakia to further understand the beneficial attempt, deepen friendship, expand consensus and promote cooperation.
