The China Association for International Friendly Contact was founded in
Beijing, China, in December 1984. It was founded at the behest of
Wang Zhen,
Wang Shoudao,
Huang Hua, with the objective of "fostering international amicable exchanges and collaboration among civil society, as well as advancing global peace and development". Scholar
Anne-Marie Brady stated that CAIFC traditionally "interacted with a wider range of groups" than did the
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and had close links to
Deng Xiaoping. CAIFC's vice president is
Deng Rong, a daughter of Deng Xiaoping. In 2007, a founding member of CAIFC, Wang Qingqan, was sentenced to death for spying on behalf of Japan. The organization has maintained cooperative relationships with private Chinese companies such as
CEFC China Energy and its former head
Ye Jianming. In June 2020, it was reported that CAIFC had provided financial support to the
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
Sanya Initiative Since 2008, CAIFC has partnered with
Tung Chee-hwa's
China–United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) and the
EastWest Institute to organize forums, termed the U.S.-China Sanya Initiative (The US-China Military-to-Military Dialogue), between retired
People's Liberation Army officers and retired U.S. military personnel. CAIFC was reported to have unsuccessfully attempted to influence retired U.S. military officers, including retired admiral
William Owens, to lobby against
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and to delay a Pentagon report on the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army. == See also ==