Leadership

 

Honorary Presidents

 

Ji Peiding: Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Former Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region

 

Chen Yunxian: PhD in Economics, Senior Economist, Professional with Special Subsidies from the State Council, and Current Member of the Party Leadership Group of Guangdong People’s Government.

 

Zhang Huarong: Chairman of Dongguan Huajian Group, Member of the National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Member of the Standing Committee of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice Chairman of China-Africa Business Council and Director of Asia-Africa Development and Exchange Society of China.

 

Zeng Zhihua: Senior Economist of the World Bank, One of the Founders of the World Bank’s “Knowledge and Development” Program, World Renowned Expert in Macro-economy, Industrial Policies (e.g. Special Economic Zone, Development District, Industrial Cluster/Value Chain), International Investment, Technological Innovation and Emerging Economy. He has over 20 years’ experience working around the world, covering countries in various areas such as East Asia (including China), Africa, Latin America and Caribbean Area, Middle East and Northern Africa.

 

President

 

Fu Lang, Standing Committee Member of the Guangdong Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Executive Vice President of Guangdong Public Diplomacy Association, Former Director of the Foreign Affair Office of Guangdong People’s Government, PhD.

 

Honorary Vice President

 

Lv Weidong: Chairman of Guangzhou Eastward Transmission Energy Group, Standing Committee member of the 11th Guangxi Autonomous Region's People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of International Peat Society China Committee, Vice Director of China Energy Association, Executive Chairman of Guangdong General Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chairman of Guangxi Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program, PhD.

 

Senior Advisor

 

Huang Qingyong: Vice Secretary General of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangdong Committee, Vice Director of China National Democratic Construction Association Energy and Resources Committee, Advisor of China Center of Public Leadership of School of Public Policy & Management of Tsinghua University, Adjunct Professor of Jinan University, Doctoral Supervisor.

 

Du Qiwen: Special Envoy for China-Pacific Islands Forum Dialogue, President of the Institute of Foreign Affair History of China, Member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Foreign Policy Advisory Group.

 

Jiang Zhengyun: Former Diplomat of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Consulate General in Dhaka, Chinese Embassy in Congo, Chinese Embassy in Zambia, Former Director of the Department of African Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Former Ambassador of Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, Former Ambassador of Chinese Embassy in Iceland and Former Ambassador of Chinese Embassy in Botswana

 

Xin Shunkang: Vice-President and the Secretary-General of the Association of Former Diplomats of China

 

Cheng Tao: Council Member of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, Director and Senior Researcher of China Foundation of International Studies, Vice President of Asia-Africa Development & Exchange Society of China, Vice President of Chinese Association of Asian and African Studies, Standing Member of Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Distinguished Research Fellow of Center for African Studies, Peking University, Part-time Professor of China Foreign Affairs University, Chair Professor of South-Central University for Nationalities, Research Fellow of China Guanghua Institute, Expert of Beijing Foreign Studies University Education Development Think-tank

 

Executive Vice President

 

Liu Jisen: Vice Secretary General of Guangdong Institute of International Strategies, Professor, PhD.

 

President Assistant

 

Huo Jiangtao: Vice Chairman of Africa Investment and Trade Alliance of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Guangdong Committee Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, President of Sino-East Technologies.

 

Qin Hong: Office Director of Guangdong Public Diplomacy Association.

Standing Body

Research Center on Investment and Trade with Africa

Executive DirectorLiang Lijun: Special Research Fellow of the Institute for African Studies, Professor of the School of Finance of GDUFS, PhD.

 

Global Marketing and Research Center for Chinese Culture

Executive Director Zeng Yuran: Special Research Fellow of the Institute for African Studies, Vice Professor of the School of Business of GDUFS, PhD.

 

Senior Advisor Yang Xiaoyan: Special Research Fellow of the Institute for African Studies, Professor of the School of Business of GDUFS, PhD.

 

“The Belt and Road” Collaborative Business Talents Training Center

Executive Director Wang Gang: Special Research Fellow of the Institute for African Studies, Vice Professor of the School of Business of GDUFS, Master.

 

“The Belt and Road” Talents of Chinese Medicine Collaborative Training Center

Executive Director Yang Xiaoyan: Special Research Fellow of the Institute for African Studies, Professor of the School of Business of GDUFS, PhD.