The Delegation Led by Zhao Shiqing, President of the Chongqing Friendship Association Visits JAFIE for research and exchange

Jul 16, 2025

On July 10,the delegationled byZhao Shiqing,Deputy Director-General of theStanding Committee ofChongqing Municipal People’s Congress and President of the Chongqing Friendship Association, visitedJAFIEfor research and exchange. Shao Weiming, Executive Vice President ofJAFIE, warmly received the delegation. Vice President Si Jinquan, Party Branch Secretary Guo Minwen, Zhang Hong, Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Committee Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress, and Secretary-General Wang Jian also participated in the reception and exchange.

Shao Weiming introduced JAFIE, stating that since its establishment, the association has closely aligned its efforts with the country’s foreign diplomacy, foreign exchanges conducted by Jiangsu Province People’s Congress, and the broader economic development of Jiangsu. The association has focused on making friends, expanding channels, and organizing activities, playing a complementary role in extending and supporting the foreign exchange work of the Provincial People’s Congress from a grassroots perspective. Looking ahead, under the leadership of the Provincial People’s Congress, the association will strengthen organizational development, enhance its capabilities in making friends, expanding channels, and researching key issues, effectively utilizing various resources. It will also make full use of the “Yangtze River International Forum” to contribute to national diplomacy and Jiangsu’s economicdevelopment.

Zhao Shiqing highly praisedJAFIE’sdedication. He stated that Chongqingwould focus on building an inland opening-up hub, and that Jiangsu’s practices in institutional innovation, resource integration, and guidance from the People’s Congress offer valuable lessons. Chongqing is preparing to host the 2nd Chongqing International Friendship Cities Cooperation Conference in 2026, and hopes to draw from Jiangsu’s successful experiences to transition the city’s exchanges with sister cities from “growth in quantity” to “improvement in quality”.

During the talk, bothparties engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the integration ofpeople-to-people diplomatic resources, innovative practices in parliamentary diplomacy, and thedevelopment of the guidance mechanism for the People’s Congress.

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