ACC Participated in the 2020 “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 “Lover Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale would be held online from 12 to 19 December (Please see the detailed information below). The Charity Sale was initiated by Mme. Qian Wei, wife of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with the theme of “Love Knows No Borders - Let Dreams Take Flight”.

On the morning of 12 December, the opening ceremony of the 12th “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale was held at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Mme. Qian Wei and Russian Ambassador to China Mr. Denisov Andrey delivered remarks at the ceremony. Based on sales record from previous years, embassies of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia were awarded prizes for their contribution, donation and dedication. Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), accompanied by Ms. Wang Hongliu, Director of General Affairs and Coordination Division and Mr. Arianto Surojo, Director of Information and Public Relations Division attended the opening ceremony online. 

First launched in 2009, the “Love Knows No Borders” International Charity Sale was held annually to raise funds for social welfare and poverty alleviation programmes in Jinping and Malipo Counties of Southwest China’s Yunnan Province via China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. ACC has participated in the charity sale on site for many consecutive years. The money raised from this year’s charity sale will mainly be donated to sponsor children without proper custody in the two counties.

Please search for“幫一把消費扶貧旗艦店” on Taobao app. The online sale would start on 12 December and go on until 19 December. Due to the special nature of the charity goods, all sold items can only be returned but not exchanged. There will also be a live-streaming sale on Taobao app from 8p.m. to 10p.m. on 16 December. Some ambassadors will join the live streaming show to promote their national specialties and present their country’s culture to Chinese netizens. Please search for“央視新聞”on Taobao Live for access.