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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.

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.
 

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

On April 22, 2010 Ambassador of Croatia, Professor Dr. Ante Simonic and the President of the Rijeka University Professor Dr. Pero Lucin, payed official visit to Shenyang Jianzhu University which is situated in Shenyang, capital city of the Liaoning Province.

Croatian movie for the first time at the Francophone Film Festival

"Slow Days", the movie by a young Croatian director Matija Kluković, was screened with subtitles in Chinese on 15 March 2010 in the auditorium of the French Cultural Center in Beijing which was filled to capacity.  In the presence of the French hostess Ms. Sophie Molinier and Croatian Ambassador Professor Dr. Ante Simonić, the film was introduced by Croatian Deputy Head of Mission in Beijing Dr. Jelena Grčić Polić in French which was translated consecutively into Chinese

Meeting with Minister Cai Wu

Croatian Ambassador in Beijing Professor Dr. Ante Simonić met with the Chinese Minister of Culture Mr. Cai Wu on Tuesday, 16 February 2010, on the occasion of his departure for Croatia in the capacity of a Special Envoy of the Chinese President  Mr. Hu Jintao on the inauguration of the Croatian President elect Professor Dr. Ivo Josipović