With approval from China's central and Jiangsu Provincial CCP Committee, Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchanges (JAFIE) was established in Nanjing in the year of 2013. The goal of the association is to promote parliamentary diplomacy of the People's Congress in Jiangsu Province through wide and flexible foreign exchanges and collaborations with parliaments, academic institutes, think tanks, NGOs and civil groups from different nations.

Mr. Ling Xiangguo, Former Deputy Director of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress is the President of the association and Mr. Teng Yong, Former Director of Foreign Affairs Committee, Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress is the Deputy President. Both Mr. Yang Yong, Deputy Secretary-General of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government and Mr. Si Jinquan, Director of Foreign Affairs Committee, Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress are Vice Presidents of the association. Currently, the Second association has 177 trustees and 87 deputy trustees from national, Jiangsu provincial and municipal people’s congress, government agencies, universities and academic institutes and enterprises as well. The secretariat is the association’s standing organization located at bldg.9, No. 699-18, Xuanwu Avenue, Nanjing.

With the leadership of Jiangsu Provincial Congress Standing Committee, the association is to explore new areas in public diplomacy, as well as to open up new channels of communication for friendship between Jiangsu Province and foreign regions. Aiming at an important platform for international dialogue and a top think tank for strategic decision-makers, the association is focusing on communication and researches on political and economic hot topics both from official and civil organizations and individuals.

 

Official website: www.jafie.org

WeChat account: JAFIEWX