| Abbreviation | CAFIU |
|---|---|
| Formation | September 1981 |
| Headquarters | 15 Wanshou Road, Haidian District, Beijing |
President | Ji Bingxuan |
Parent organization | International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Website | www |
The Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU) is a Beijing-based organization, registered under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, that is reported to be a front organization for the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used for international exchanges with academics, think tanks, and other civil society organizations.[1][2][3][4] CAFIU is reported to have links to the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission.[5][3]
CAFIU's president is Ji Bingxuan and its vice president is Ai Ping, former vice minister of the CCP's International Liaison Department.[6][7] Yan Junqi, a former vice chairwoman of the National People's Congress, is a past president of the organization.[8] Zhou Tienong served as a director of the organization.[3] The organization publishes a journal titled International Understanding.[9]
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- ^ Hsia, Renee Yuen-Jan; White, Lynn T. (September 2002). "Working amid Corporatism and Confusion: Foreign NGOs in China". Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 31 (3): 329–351. doi:10.1177/0899764002313002. ISSN 0899-7640.
- ^ Diamond, Larry; Schell, Orville, eds. (2019). China's Influence and American Interests : Promoting Constructive Vigilance (PDF). Chicago: Hoover Institution Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8179-2288-7. OCLC 1104533323. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2020.
- ^ Orchard, Clare (March 21, 2016). "Visit to China Centre by Ai Ping, Vice President of CAFIU". University of Oxford China Centre. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "First Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations Held in Beijing". International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party. November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ "Roundtable with Chinese Association for International Understanding". New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Gitter, David; Bowie, Julia (2016-09-28). "The Chinese Communist Party International Department: Advancing "One China" Behind the Scenes". Global Taiwan Institute. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-05-16.