Copy Reference An association to promote friendship between China and the United Arab Republic was founded in Peking on February 28. The China-Egypt and China-Syria Friendship Associations merged to form the new organization. Burhan Sahidi was elected president.
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A Chinese mission led by the Minister of Education, Yang Hsiu-feng, is now touring the German Democratic Republic after spending ten days in Poland.
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Mr. Harold Wilson, British M. P. and former President of the Board of Trade, left Peking following a four-day visit.
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On the occasion of his ninetieth birthday Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, the American Negro scholar, received messages of greetings signed by Kuo Mo-jo, Fan Wen-lan, Mao Tun and Chu Tu-nan on behalf of Chinese scientists and writers.
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The Chinese delegation which attended the Afro-Asian Women's Conference in Colombo has donated twenty thousand rupees for the relief of Ceylonese flood victims.
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The Warsaw branch of the Poland-China Friendship Association was founded on February 18. Mr. J. Burgin, former Polish ambassador to China, was the chief speaker at the inaugural meeting.