China Association for International Friendly Contact
The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) is a united front organization subordinate to the Liaison Bureau of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission. CAIFC was founded in 1984 and is active in overseas influence operations to promote the interests of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
| 中国国际友好联络会 | |
| Abbreviation | CAIFC |
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| Formation | 1984 |
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Chairman | Chen Yuan |
Vice President | Deng Rong |
Parent organization | Liaison Bureau of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission |
| Subsidiaries | Center for Peace and Development Studies |
| Affiliations | Chinese Communist Party |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国国际友好联络会 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國國際友好聯絡會 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 友联会 | ||||||
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According to a 2018 report by the United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission, CAIFC "performs dual roles of intelligence collection and conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns." The reported added, "CAIFC has additional ties to the Ministries of State Security, Civil Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, and it is a platform for deploying undercover intelligence gatherers. In addition to sending intelligence collectors abroad, CAIFC sponsors trips to China by foreign military and veteran groups, businesspeople, and former politicians which typically include contact with hand-picked PLA personnel." According to academic Arthur Ding Shu-fan, "CAIFC is really an intelligence agency affiliated with the General Political Department to study foreign military strategies. Its goal is to come up with measures to destroy the PLA's enemies."
CAIFC's chairman is Chen Yuan who replaced Li Zhaoxing. CAIFC operates an affiliated think tank called the Center for Peace and Development Studies.