Foreign
Affairs Organizations
China’s major foreign affairs
organizations:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the PRC This governmental unit is in charge of relations
with other countries and consular affairs. There are foreign affairs
offices in each province, autonomous region and municipality directly
under the Central Government, responsible for handling foreign affairs
in those localities under the leadership of the Foreign Ministry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up offices of special commissioners
in the special administrative regions. Such offices shall handle
foreign affairs managed by the Central Government and related to
special administrative regions, and serve as the channels between
the special administrative regional governments and the Central
Government on such foreign affairs. The current minister of Foreign
Affairs of The People’s Republic of China is Tang Jiaxuan; the current
special commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the HKSAR
is Ma Yuzhen; and the current special commissioner of the ministry
of Foreign Affairs in the MSAR is Yuan Tao.
The Chinese People’s
Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Founded in May
1954, this organization’s sole purpose is the promotion of friendship
and mutual understanding between the Chinese people and other peoples
throughout the world. Representing the Chinese people, it makes contacts
and promotes exchanges with friendly organizations and people all
over the globe. This work allows it to serve as a link in the friendly
relations between the Chinese people and the people of the rest of
the world. The Association has branches in all the provinces and autonomous
regions. The current chairman of the Chinese People’s Association
for Friendship with Foreign Countries is Qi Huaiyuan.
Chinese People’s Institute
of Foreign Affairs Founded in December 1949, this organization
focuses on international issues and foreign policy research, aiming
to conduct international exchanges and expand people-to-people diplomatic
activities, thus working to enhance mutual understanding and friendship
between the Chinese people and the people of other nations, promote
the development of China’s international relations and contribute
to the cause of world peace. This institute works to establish contacts
with political activists, diplomats and other distinguished individuals
in other countries, along with organizations and scholars researching
international issues. It organizes and participates in a variety
of public lectures and symposiums on academic subjects and various
other activities geared to the exploration of international affairs
and exchanges of ideas. The current chairman of the Chinese People’s
Institute of Foreign Affairs is Mei Zhaorong.
