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On 10 June, 2011 at the Art gallery of the Guocuiyuan National Treasure Park, the Embassy of Croatia organized a press conference for the representatives of China's media, China Daily, monthly magazines LOOKWE, The World and China, Diplomat, Women of China and Xingguang and the China Radio International, presenting activities marking the twentieth anniversary of National Day and Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Croatia.

Ambassador Ante Simonić received fourteen members of the Student Folklore Ensemble Ivan Goran Kovačić from Zagreb on 27th May, 2011, at the Embassy of Croatia in Beijing. The Ensemble visited China from 24 to 30 May at the invitation of the Association of the Chinese of Croatia and the Croatian-Chinese Friendship Society from the city of Dalian and participated at the 22nd Acacia flower festival held in Dalian at a ceremony called the Croatian Day.

Former President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Stjepan Mesic paid a visit to China from 14 to 19 April 2011. Mr. Mesić participated in the 10th Asian Boao Economic Forum in the city of Shenzen, visited the largest Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and opened in the city of Yangzhou a memorial museum of Marco Polo. On the last day of stay in the People's Republic of China, Mr. Mesic gave a lecture in Beijing Chinese People's Institute of International Relations.

On 11 May, 2011, Ante Simonic, Croatian Ambassador, gave a lecture on Croatian culture, history, economy and current relations between Croatia and China for the students at the Department for the Croatian Language of the European Studies Faculty of Beijing University for Foreign Studies.

At the 16th Francophonie Film Festival in China which took place in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and other Chinese cities during  March, 2011, Croatia was represented by  3D animation film Morana directed by Simon Bogojević Narath.
 

On 31 March, 2011, Ambassador Ante Simonić gave a lecture on Croatia and on the political, economic and cultural relations between Croatia and China, in front of the students and professors of the Centre for Central and Eastern European Studies (CEES) of the Faculty of International Relations at Peking University.

Upon the invitation of the Ministry of Finance and the Government of the People's Republic of China the Delegation of the Croatian Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure headed by the Vice-Premier Ivan Šuker visited the People's Republic of China from July 3 to July 9, 2010.

Opening ceremony of the World EXPO

On the last day of April, Shanghai, city of 20 million inhabitants held an opening ceremony of the World EXPO.  President Hu Jintao and the Chinese political elite along with Heads of States of thirty countries enjoyed the magnificent opening ceremony. The Diplomatic Corps was represented with around 190 Ambassadors, among which Ambassador of Croatia Professor Dr. Ante Simonic was also present

Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the People’s Republic of China Ante Simonić held April 27th 2010 in Peking a presentation entitled “The Energy Strategy of the Republic of Croatia”.

Joined Conference on Scientific Cooperation

On April 28, 2010 Ministry of Science and Technology of China held a joined Conference on Scientific Cooperation with 10 European countries: Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Serbia. The host was Mr. Cao Jianlin, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. It was the first time Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China organised such type of Conference