Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Foreign intelligence and influence organization of the People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) is one of the major foreign affairs organizations of the People's Republic of China. The organization is officially termed a "people's organization" and manages China's sister city relationships.[1] Its stated aim is to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the Chinese people and foreign nations but observers have pointed out that it functions as a front organization in the united front system used to influence and co-opt elites to promote the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while downplaying its association with the CCP.[2][3][4][5]
中国人民对外友好协会 | |
Abbreviation | CPAFFC |
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Formation | May 1954; 70 years ago (1954-05) |
Founded at | Beijing |
Type | People's organization |
Headquarters | 1 Taijichang Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing |
Chair | Yang Wanming |
Parent organization | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China |
Subsidiaries | China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development |
Affiliations | Chinese Communist Party |
Website | www |
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Simplified Chinese | 中国人民对外友好协会 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國人民對外友好協會 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 对外友协 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 對外友協 | ||||||
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The CPAFFC has been described as the "public face" of the CCP's United Front Work Department.[6] The CPAFFC sponsors and coordinates various front organizations and influence operations in other countries at the national and sub-national level.[5][7]