At the invitation of CAFIU, a 19-member joint NGO delegation composed of prominent politicians, NGO leaders, think tank researchers, media representatives and businesspeople from  CEEC(Central and East European Countries), namely, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania headed by Mme. Urve Tiidus, Member of Parliament and former culture minister of Estonia visited China from May 9 to 18, 2016. 

 

In Beijing, Liu Hongcai, Vice Minister of International Department of CPC Central Committee and CAFIU Advisor met with the delegation. Deputy Secretary-General Zheng Yao  held a working discussion with the delegation. Experts from the China Institute of International Studies and Development Research Center under the State Council gave thematic lectures on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the 13^th Five-Year Plan and new development philosophies. The delegation also called on the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and CEEC and the Confucious Institute Headquarters. 

 

Apart from Beijing, the delegation also visited Fujian Province. Li Lin, Deputy Director-General of Fujian Provincial Foreign Affairs Office and Li Jiping, Vice-Chairman of Quanzhou Municipal Committee of the CPPCC(Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) met with the delegation on separate occasions. The delegation listened to the briefings given by some leading members of Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission on the building of the core area of the 21^st Century Maritime Silk Road and cooperation between Fujian and CEEC. The delegation visited Fujian Energy Group, Fujian Radio, Film and Television Group, Xiamen Area of China(Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone and Xiamen Port Holding Group and had discussions with relevant leaders on the topics such as the Belt and Road Initiative, international industrial-capacity cooperation, FTZ development strategy and media development. The delegation also visited the Fujian-Taiwan Kinship Museum and the Shipyard Culture Museum in Mawei.