How can friendship be promoted between nations

In , he visited Beijing with his wife and daughter by invitation. He was the first well-known Latin American artist to visit China after the founding of new China. Venturelli also taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, bringing fresh artistic ideas to Chinese students. The Chinese culture also affected his artistic creations, arousing his pursuit of delicate lines and strokes, wide composition and a free use of colors.

The Yangtze River mentioned by Xi Jinping adopts the composition of traditional Chinese landscape painting. China and Chile are located far away from each other; however, the two countries enjoy a long history of interactions and profound friendship. Early in , Neruda, Venturelli, statesman Salvador Allende, and some other Chilean friends established the Chile—China Cultural Association, the first nongovernmental organization committed to developing friendly ties with China in Latin America.

Today, Chile, which has a population of only approximately 16 million, has two Confucius Institutes and more than 20 Chinese language teaching centers. The school was officially granted the name in , and it began to pioneer the teaching of the Chinese language in primary school in Xi had been to Chile in By integrating this element of Chinese culture, this pioneering and novel design broke through the tradition of a single material design for Olympic medals.

The data from the Chilean Copper Commission suggests that, in , China imported 2. Today, China and Chile are increasingly close in economic and trade activities. Since the bilateral Free Trade Agreement that was signed in entered into force, our bilateral trade has grown rapidly, with the bilateral trade volume reaching Today, Chinese brands are at the top of the list in the Chilean market, and wine, salmon, and blueberries, cherries, grapes, and other edible fruits are now preferred by Chinese consumers.

More importantly, both sides have kept up with the times and made pioneering efforts to push bilateral relations to new highs. Geographically, Chile is farthest from China. Instead, the relationship serves as a bond or a bridge linking our two countries. In talks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, citing a high level of mutual political trust between our countries, our mutually beneficial and win-win economies, and increasingly closer multilateral cooperation, Xi said China—Chile ties have entered a new era of maturity and stability.

During the visit, the two presidents agreed to lift the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, which marked the lift of the strategic coordination and the beginning of more in-depth and comprehensive development between the two countries. After arriving in Peru, he learned that there were between 60, and 70, Chinese who had arrived in Peru approximately 40 years ago and who were distributed throughout Peru.

In the mid-nineteenth century, a group of Chinese from Fujian, Guangdong and other places in China traveled across the sea to Peru. They undertook heavy tasks in railway construction and mining work and lived a tough life in Peru. This being the case, Sociedad Central de Beneficencia China raised funds in Peru to help them mitigate the difficulties and anxiety and provide financial assistance to the poor and old compatriots with no money to return home.

Sociedad Central de Beneficencia China set up the Fundraising Federation of Chinese in Peru for Resistance against Japanese aggression jointly with compatriots in Peru, with branches established throughout Peru. They organized the Chinese there to donate money and organize charity bazaars to give support to their homeland, raising 1 million US dollars for the fight within under 2 years. It not only often assists and cooperates with the Chinese Embassy in Peru and the domestic units involved in overseas Chinese affairs in holding various seminars, celebrations, and galas but it also helps local police promote the relationship between the police and civilians and its fundraising committee organizes annually to donate to the nation-wide TV fundraising programs of Peru in the name of the Chinese.

These benevolent actions have served as a bridge between the two peoples in promoting friendly exchanges and mutual understanding, which has been well received by those from all walks of life in the two nations. The vast Pacific cannot block the deep friendship between the Chinese and Peruvian peoples. The year marked the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Peru. The two heads of state exchanging visits within 2 months also set a new record in the history of bilateral exchanges between the two nations.

This indirectly proved that the bilateral relations between China and Peru have rapidly progressed in a positive direction. This calls to mind two Peruvian friends.

One is Antonio Fernandez Arce, a late Peruvian writer and journalist who has had made frequent trips between China and Peru to present a real picture of China to the Latin American people since the s. His daughter, Flor de Maria Fernandez, was born in Beijing in ; however, unfortunately, she suffered from severe blood poisoning.

Eventually, Flor de Maria Fernandez made it through the crisis. Arce has long been concerned with the changes in and development of China, and he has published many articles on new China in newspapers and periodicals. He came to China with his wife in to work for the Beijing Broadcasting Station, and their daughter Flor de Maria Fernandez was born 3 years later. However, his newborn daughter suffered from severe blood poisoning and was soon in critical condition.

At that time, Flor de Maria Fernandez had to be given a massive blood transfusion. However, the hospital did not have sufficient plasma that matched her blood type. In this urgent case, the medical authority quickly sought help from the garrison troops in Beijing, and soldiers rushed to the hospital to donate blood once after they were informed of the situation. Thanks to the Chinese soldiers who donated blood to help save her, Flor de Maria Fernandez eventually survived.

He contributed many articles on China to the newspapers in Latin America and Spain. Guillermo Da Ino Ribatto is a Peruvian Sinologist who is almost 90 years old but still sowing the seeds of Chinese culture. His predestined affinity with China took root in when he, as a Professor of linguistics and literature from the National University of San Marcos of Peru, gave lectures to 15 Spanish teachers at the invitation of Nanjing University.

He appeared in 25 Chinese movies, including The Great Decisive War , Chongqing Negotiations and Mao Zedong and Snow , during more than 20 years in China, and translated nine collections of poetry of the Tang Dynasty within 9 years, becoming one of the Latin American Sinologists who translated most poets of Tang. In the s, Xi had visited Peru.

They have played an important role in strengthening our armed forces, maintaining a close relationship between the army and the people, strengthening the unity between officers and soldiers, and securing the victory of the revolutionary war. When Snow was conducting interviews in Yuwang County, Gansu Province, he heard the song sung by Xu Haidong and the Fifteenth Army of the Red Army headed by Xu, and from this song, he became aware of the critical reason why the Kuomintang army could not defeat the Red Army.

The Red Army immediately triggered panic among the people when it arrived in northern Shaanxi. The Zimbabwean people are familiar with this Chinese military song because in the s, China offered unselfish assistance to Zimbabwe during its struggle for national independence and liberation. According to the Zimbabwean philologist Peng Weini, the Three Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points for Attention was the most widely circulated revolutionary song in the army, and it greatly bolstered military morale, enhanced the cohesion of the army, and broadly united the masses.

China and Zimbabwe established diplomatic relations on April 18, , the day of independence of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Since then, the two countries have shown understanding and support for each other and helped each other; therefore, the friendly and cooperative relationship between them has developed smoothly and steadily, and fruitful results have been achieved in bilateral practical cooperation.

This makes the China—Zimbabwe relationship a model of China—Africa solidarity and cooperation. In December , Xi Jinping paid his first state visit to Zimbabwe. In the article he published upon his departure, he mentioned that some Zimbabwean soldiers could still sing the song Three Rules of Discipline and the Eight Points for Attention and recalled that the Chinese people steadfastly stood behind the Zimbabwean people as comrades-in-arms during the national liberation struggle in Zimbabwe.

His aim was to demonstrate that China and Zimbabwe enjoy a long-standing and strong friendship and to make clear that China would never forget its old friends.

To look back on history is to look toward the future. Furthermore, Japanese fishing boats operate in neighboring waters of these two nations. Based on these circumstances, Japan has maintained and developed close relations with Australia and New Zealand both in the political as well as the economic fields.

In full recognition of the importance of trade and economic relations with Australia and New Zealand, Japan has been promoting close and diverse bilateral relations with these nations. Furthermore, from the point of view that cooperation with these two countries is essential for stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan has continued to follow a policy of developing close cooperative ties with Australia and New Zealand. A significant exchange of views was carried out during the conference which primarily centered on bilateral economic relations and the international economic situation.

Through the conference, friendly and cooperative relations were further promoted. Furthermore, Japan has made attempts to strengthen and deepen friendly and cooperative ties with Australia by maintaining close discussions on not only bilateral relations but also international political and economic issues. Friendly and cooperative relations between the two nations were further strengthened through top-level talks with Prime Minister Suzuki and other events.

They are also placing great expectations on Japan for economic aid. Japan is determined to positively extend economic cooperation to these island nations in response to their self-help efforts for economic and social development. At the same time, Japan is making efforts to promote friendly and cooperative relations through the exchange of people and is attempting to contribute to stability and prosperity in the region.

In , Japan promoted economic cooperation with these island nations mainly through technical cooperation and grant aid. Furthermore, Japan has strengthened friendly and cooperative ties through invitational diplomacy. Japan believes that Japan and the United States should become the core of such cooperation among Western nations. In view of the leading position of both nations in international society and the serious international situation, the need to strengthen and promote friendly and cooperative relations between Japan and the United States, which is the cornerstone of Japan's foreign policy, has increased.

On the other hand, the United States is facing extremely difficult domestic problems primarily related to its economy and finance in addition to the relative decline of its national power and international position. Nevertheless, the United States is endeavoring to maintain and strengthen its own national power in order to fulfill its responsibilities and commitment as a leading nation in the free world under difficult international situation.

At the same time, the United States expects its allies and friends to make more contributions to the protection and promotion of the interest of the free world.

In particular, the United States expects Japan to do more. Basically, Japan and the United States are sharing the common view concerning the importance of Japan-U. Prime Minister Suzuki and President Reagan exchanged their views on a wide range of issues which are of mutual interest for both nations, including the international situation such as East-West relations and Asia, and bilateral relations such as the defense issues. Particularly, concerning the defense issues, the important roles of the Japan-U.

Security Treaty were reconfirmed. Prime Minister Suzuki expressed Japan's intention to continue to steadily improve its defense capabilities on its own initiative and in accordance with its Constitution and basic defense policy, while properly taking into account various factors including trends in Japanese public opinion, the fiscal situation, consistency with other policies, and effects on neighboring nations.

In response to that, President Reagan expressed his understanding for Japan's efforts in improving its defense capabilities within certain limitations such as the Japanese Constitution, and stated that he expects Japan to continue its efforts. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Suzuki explained that Japan's role for peace and stability in the Far East would be focussed on the development of a broad and positive peace diplomacy which would encompass broad areas including the political, economic, social, and cultural fields.

Through such an exchange of views, Japan and the United States confirmed that, while the two countries are commonly supporting the basic values of freedom, democracy and the free market, they are close in their ties as allies which would result in the sharing of benefit sin broad areas such as security based on the Japan-U.

Security Treaty and economic relations, and would continue to cooperate with each other. They also confirmed that stronger ties and cooperation between the two countries would be essential for the realization of world peace and the revitalization of international society. There has been extensive progress in Japan-Canada relations in recent years mainly in the fields of trade and economy.

An active exchange of the leading figures of both countries including the Prime Ministers of the two nations has been promoted in order to establish more mature Japan-Canada relations encompassing various fields such as politics, culture, and science.

Furthermore, both countries are striving to expand their cooperative ties as important partners in the international arena, maintaining a common ideology. Both leaders frankly exchanged their opinions on bilateral and international issues so that the summit meeting would end in success. Close discussions and trust between the two leaders enabled Japan to reflect its diplomatic policies in the agreements reached at the summit meeting held in July.

As a result, Japan-Canada relations were further strengthened in numerous fields. Thus, the framework for the full-scale exchange of Parliamentary members of Japan and Canada has been established. Blessed with vast expanses of land and abundant natural resources, the area has a high degree of potential for future development. Possessing many newly developed countries, Latin America is considered to be an important area which has recently been remarkably increasing its position and influence on international politics and the economy.

Meanwhile, international concern has been increasing on the unstable situations in some parts of Latin America, namely in Central America and the Caribbean area just adjacent to North America.

Latin America shares mutually complementary relations with Japan in the field of economy, including resource supplies, trade, and investments. Nearly one million Japanese immigrants and their descendants are playing an important role in promoting friendly relations between Japan and Latin America.

Foreign Minister Sonoda officially visited Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil in August , which was the first visit by a foreign minister in two years, and had fruitful talks covering a wide range of issues related to the international situation in addition to bilateral issues. To sum up his visit, Foreign Minister Sonoda delivered a speech concerning the present and future relations between Japan and Latin America in Argentina, the last stop of his tour, and enjoyed public favor. Corresponding to such an exchange of leading figures, 30 young people visited Japan under the Japan Study Program for Young People from Latin America which was carried out in as well as in order to promote the exchange of young people from long-term point of view.

In cultural field, special mention should be given to the "Ten Days of Mexico and Japan" which was held in Mexico City from the end of May to early June with the cooperation of the Japanese and Mexican governments as well as private organizations. During this ten day period, a variety of events such as the Mexican tour by Japanese sumo wrestlers, a fair featuring Japanese machinery, a Japanese film festival, a concert, and a woodblock print exhibition were held and the "Ten Days of Mexico and Japan" was concluded in a great success.

Later, in , a bust of Mr. Ohira was erected in the City of Panama, and a commemorative celebration was held in April. At the outset of the Great Patriotic War in , Xian, a renowned Chinese composer, arrived in Almaty after much travail. By then, he was worn down by poverty and illness and had no one to turn to. Fortunately, the Kazakh composer Bakhitzhan Baykadamov took care of Xian and provided him with the comfort of a home.

He also wrote a symphony Amangeldy based on the exploits of the Kazakh national hero. These pieces served as a rallying call to fight Fascists and proved immensely popular with the local people. Throughout the millennia, the people of various countries along the ancient Silk Road have jointly written a chapter of friendship that has been passed on to this very day. The over 2,year history of exchanges demonstrates that on the basis of solidarity, mutual trust, equality, inclusiveness, mutual learning and win-win cooperation, countries of different races, beliefs and cultural backgrounds are fully capable of sharing peace and development.

This is the valuable inspiration we have drawn from the ancient Silk Road. Over the past 20 years and more, the relations between China and Eurasian countries have developed rapidly and the ancicnt Silk Road has gained fresh vitality. In a new way, it is taking the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Eurasian countries to a new height.

A near neighbor is better than a distant relative. China and Central Asian countries are friendly neighbors connected by common mountains and rivers. China highly values its friendship and cooperation with these countries and takes them as a foreign policy priority. At present, China's relations with Central Asian countries face a golden opportunity of development. We hope lo work with these countries to strengthen trust, friendship and cooperation, and promote common development and prosperity so as to bring benefits to our people.

China is committed to the path of peaceful development and the independent foreign policy of peace. We respect the development paths and domestic and foreign policies chosen independently by the people of every country.

We will in no circumstances interfere in the internal affairs of Central Asian countries. We do not seek to dominate regional affairs or establish any sphere of influence. We stand ready to enhance communication and coordination with Russia and all Central Asian countries to strive to build a region of harmony,. To render each other firm support on major issues concerning core interests such as sovereignty, territorial integrity, security and stability is the essence and an important part of China's strategic partnership with Central Asian countries.

We will deepen trust and cooperation with Central Asian countries bilaterally and within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization SCO to combat the "three forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism as well as drug trafficking and transnational organized crime to create a favorable environment for the economic development and the well-being of the people in this region.

Both China and Central Asian countries are at a crucial stage of development with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. We have all set medium- to long-term development goals based on our national conditions. Our strategic goals are the same, which is to ensure sustained and stable economic development, build a prosperous and strong nation and achieve national revitalization. Therefore, we need to enhance practical cooperation across the board, turn our good political relations, geographical proximity and economic complementarity into drivers of practical cooperation and sustained growth, and build a community of shared interests and mutual benefit.

The world is going through faster economic integration and regional cooperation is booming. The Eurasian region has quite a few regional cooperation organizations. The International Day of Friendship is an initiative that follows on the proposal made by UNESCO defining the Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes and behaviours that reject violence and endeavour to prevent conflicts by addressing their root causes with a view to solving problems.

It was then adopted by the UN General Assembly in International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity.

The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool.