On 29 October 2017, ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) participated in the 9th “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale held in the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing. The Charity Sale was initiated by Mme. Qian Wei, spouse of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Under the theme of “Healthy Villages in Yunnan”, the fund raised will be used to build clinics for Jinping and Malipo counties of Yunnan province.
This is the 5th time for ACC to participate in the Charity Sale. Mme. Qian Wei and other VIP guests visited ACC’s booth. ACC prepared over 40 kinds of commodities with ASEAN characteristics, which were very popular among the visitors. Many visitors were also interested in ACC and inquired information of ACC in a warm atmosphere.
According to the statistics from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, 77 foreign embassies and international organization offices in China as well as 20 Chinese companies and institutions participated in the Charity Sale. About 15,000 people attended the Sale and the Charity Sale raised a fund of over RMB 4 million.