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From: David Stern Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:31 AM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: China - Africa Note: Xi will become the =ext President at the end of the year. China.org.cn, July 10, =012 Xi hopes for new China-Africa exchange =pportunities Xi Jinping, China's vice president, =elivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the second =hina-Africa People's Forum, a non-governmental exchange platform =etween China and Africa, which opened today in Suzhou, Jiangsu =rovince. "I hope that political leaders and delegates from =arious social sectors can make full use of this platform to freely air =heir opinions and have thorough discussions on the three principles =f China-Africa people-to-people exchanges that began in the =airobi Declaration of the first China-Africa People's Forum. We need =ew and greater contributions for a new type of =hina-Africa strategic partnership." Xi said that the =hinese government and people are always eager to support =eople-to-people exchanges, and would like to see NGOs on both sides =ecome more actively involved in China-Africa cooperation. This =ear's forum, themed "People's Voice, People's Friendship and =ooperation for the People", will focus on "new ideas of win-win =ooperation," "new measures of common development" and "new =echanisms of NGO exchanges" between China and Africa. More than =00 representatives from Chinese and African non-government =rganizations, along with officials from the United Nations and the =frican Union will attend the two-day event. Besides a plenary =ession and three panel meetings, there will also be a photo exhibition =n China-Africa friendship and traditional Chinese and African art =xhibitions to showcase China and Africa's very different yet =qually colorful cultures. At the end of the speech, Xi also =uggested five points to push for constant development for a new type of =hina-Africa relationship: "First, carry forward the good =raditions and safeguard common interests; second, keep abreast with the =imes and keep blazing new trails; third, persist in pragmatic =ooperation for mutual benefit; fourth, strengthen solidarity and =ooperation and jointly build a harmonious world; fifth, seek all-round =ooperation for an all-dimensional development of China-Africa =elations." The non-governmental exchange forum between China and =frica is jointly organized by the China NGO Network for International =xchanges (CNIE), the African Union and several African NGOs. The =naugural forum was held on August 29-30, 2011 in Nairobi, =enya. EFTA_R1_00146884 EFTA01803261 tit : ltVEMIM0=88Platial 12Bg 5313M : 100027 Itit: 010 8468 2608 (SW: 010 8468 =628 Asia Gateway Healthcare Information =echnology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. 12BF, =ower 2, Kunsha =enter 16 =inyuanli Beijing 100027, P.R. =hina Tel: +86 (10) 8468 =608 Fax: +86 (10) 8468 =628 This message is confidential. It =ay also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity =r other legal rules. If you have received it by mistake please let us =now by reply and then delete it from your system; you should not copy =he message or disclose its contents to anyone. Opinions, conclusions =nd other information in this message that do not relate to the official =usiness of Asia Gateway Healthcare Information Technology (Beijing) Co. =td. shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by =t. =1span> 2 EFTA_R1_00146885 EFTA01803262