On 22 October 2016, the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) participated in the 8th “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale held in Beijing. The event was hosted by Mme. Qian Wei, wife of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, under the theme of “Building Bridges for Heart-to-Heart Connectivity”. The charity funds raised would go to building bridges in poor areas of Lingyun and Tianlin counties of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region via China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation.
ACC has participated in the event for four consecutive years. ACC prepared over 40 kinds of ASEAN products for the sale and the products were so popular that all had been sold out. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his wife, Mme. Qian Wei and other guests visited ACC’s booth. The sale was in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
According to preliminary statistics, including ACC, 88 embassies and international organization offices in Beijing as well as Chinese enterprises and institutions participated in the event. A donation of around three million RMB had been raised.
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