Beijing Women's Federation

The fourth general assembly of the Beijing Women's Association for External Exchange (BWAEE) was held on October 23 in Beijing. The work report of the association's third council was deliberated on and approved during the meeting, and new boards of directors and supervisors were elected. Wang Shuixia, President of the BWAEE, was elected to serve for another term of office.

Tan Hong, Vice-President of the Beijing Women's Federation (BWF), and officials from the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the Beijing NGO Network for International Exchanges, attended the meeting.

The fourth general assembly of the Beijing Women's Association for External Exchange is held in Beijing. [Beijing Women's Federation]

Wang gave a work report in which she reviewed the BWAEE's efforts, upholding the principles of Party leadership, social participation and cooperative governance, in enhancing self-development, creating brands and promoting foreign exchanges in the past five years. Planning for the next five years, Wang stressed that the association should stay true to its original aspiration and keep its mission firmly in mind to serve national development. Led by Party building and guided by its goals, BWAEE will continue to improve its internal governance and pursue innovative development.

Wang Shuixia, President of the 3rd Council of Beijing Women's Association for External Exchange and chosen President of the 4th Council, speaks at the general assembly. [Beijing Women's Federation]

Tan recognized the efforts of BWAEE in taking an active part in women's international exchanges in various fields at home and abroad, and continuously exploring the rules governing women-related diplomacy, which has played an important role in women-to-women exchange.

Noting that China has a new starting point with the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, Tan said she hoped that the BWAEE will improve its political consciousness of serving national development and aim to build the capital into an international communication center with active international exchanges, good international services and prominent international influence. She also indicated that following a people-centered philosophy, the BWAEE is supposed to serve the capital's high-quality development, promote women's development in the capital of a major country and pool the strengths of women's actions in people-to-people friendship to serve the country's overall diplomacy.

The BWF will, as always, attach importance to and support the work of the BWAEE, help it achieve broader space for development, and provide better services for the development of women, Tan added.

Tan Hong, Vice-President of the Beijing Women's Federation, addresses the fourth general assembly of Beijing Women's Association for External Exchange. [Beijing Women's Federation]

Xu Qiang, Secretary-General of the Beijing NGO Network for International Exchanges, said that in recent years, the BWAEE has focused on the country's diplomacy policy and made efforts to help build the capital into a political center, national cultural center, international communication center, and international science and technology innovation center. He said it has organized a variety of women's non-governmental exchange activities that have enhanced understanding and friendship between Chinese women and women around the world.

Xu noted that the Beijing NGO Network for International Exchanges will deepen its cooperation with the BWAEE and elaborate a work plan for innovative development, as well as plan integrated and high-quality development, contributing to new progress and achievements in non-governmental diplomacy in Beijing.

Xu Qiang, Secretary-General of the Beijing NGO Network for International Exchanges, delivers a speech at the meeting in Beijing. [Beijing Women's Federation]

The BWAEE, founded in 2004, is a social organization launched and supervised by BWF. It aims to carry out women-to-women international exchanges in various areas, actively promote women's non-governmental exchanges and cooperation between Beijing and countries and regions around the world, and enhance understanding and friendship between women worldwide.