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Founded in Beijing in January 2011, China Foundation for
Peace and Development (CFPD) is a charitable organization registered with the
Ministry of Civil Affairs of China. Under the supervision of the International
Department of CPC Central Committee and enjoying the special consultative
status with the UN Economic and Social Council, CFPD is aimed to disseminate
the concept of peace and development, carry out international public welfare projects
and people-to-people exchanges activities, as well as support Chinese social
organizations to participate in international exchanges, so as to promote peaceful
development and common prosperity of the world. Gao Yunlong, Chairman of the Board
of Directors of CFPD, is also Vice Chairman of the National Committee of CPPCC
and Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
Since its founding, CFPD has carried out about 80 charitable
livelihood projects in34 neighboring countries and the countries along the Belt
and Road including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Philippines, Tajikistan,
Pakistan, Nepal, Sudan, Zambia, and Tanzania, with accumulated investments of
over 200 million yuan (RMB) and hundreds of thousands people benefited. CFPD has
also hosted a large number of events and activities for international
exchanges, such as the “Peace and Development Forum" and "Friends of the
Silk Road Dialogue", to name some. Delegations from countries around the
world have been invited to China for exchanges and discussions on various
topics including social governance, new media, modern agriculture and
sustainable development. Such efforts serve as a great contribution to the
people-to-people connectivity of countries along the Belt and Road.
In April 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in the
letter replied to the students and teachers of Laos-China Friendship Nongping
Primary School donated by CFPD, “I wish there would be more envoys for people-to-people
connectivity like CFPD who devotes their efforts in countries along the BRI to
enhance cooperation and benefit local people.”