Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Foreign intelligence and influence organization of the People's Republic of China
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| 2024 | CFFPD played a key role in organizing panda diplomacy efforts in San Francisco. |
| August 2023 | Yang Wanming, former Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, and former deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office, begins serving as Chair of the Association. |
| July 2022 | The U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center issued a warning notice to state and local leaders, highlighting the CPAFFC as an organization tasked with co-opting subnational governments and potentially exploiting sister city agreements to advance its agendas. |
| 2021 | CPAFFC partnered with the United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) to promote agricultural trade between the US and China. |
| October 2020 | The United States Department of State discontinued participation in the U.S.-China Governors Forum to Promote Sub-National Cooperation, alleging that the CPAFFC was attempting to 'malignly influence' state and local leaders in the U.S. |
| April 2020 | Lin Songtian, former Chinese Ambassador to South Africa, begins serving as Chair of the Association. |
| May 2019 | CPAFFC signed an agreement with Irish think tank Asia Matters, founded and chaired by former politician Alan Dukes. |
| April 2015 | China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development (CFFPD) signed an education partnership with United Technologies (now RTX Corporation). |
| May 15 2014 | China International Friendship Conference and 60th anniversary of the CPAFFC organized, attended by Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi called on the organization to make friends widely and establish good relationships. |
| September 2011 | Li Xiaolin, son of former Chinese President Li Xiannian, begins serving as Chair of the Association. |
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