On September 10, 2025, President Yang Wanming of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) hosted a welcome reception in Beijing for the guests attending the 2025 Legislators Forum for Friendly Exchanges. Richard Koon, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia; Joseph T Isaac, Speaker of Dominica; Sommad Pholsena, Vice President of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR); and Edin ?erlek, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia, among more than 60 foreign legislators from five continents, attended the event.
President Yang extended a warm welcome to the legislators, and noted that over the three years since its successful inception, the forum has consistently promoted friendly exchanges among legislators from around the world, deepened inter-parliamentary cooperation, and provided a vital platform for communication and dialogue, thus playing an active role in enhancing mutual understanding, fostering friendship, and encouraging cooperation between peoples.
President Yang also expressed his hope that through upcoming visits to various regions of Xinjiang, the legislators would gain an objective and comprehensive understanding of Xinjiang's genuine development and the well-being of its people. He invited the legislators to actively participate in efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties, working together to create a more peaceful, prosperous, and beautiful future for all of humanity.
The reception was marked by a warm and friendly atmosphere. The legislators enjoyed watching traditional Chinese ethnic dances, including "Pomegranate Flowers Blossom" and "Dreaming of a Prosperous China." They also participated in hands-on demonstrations of China's intangible cultural heritage, including cloisonné enameling (Jingtailan), kite-making, lantern crafting, inside-painted snuff bottles, Peking Opera facial makeup, velvet-flower crafting, and hexiang (traditional incense-making).
Vice President Yuan Mindao attended the reception. Vice President Shen Xin presided over the reception.
