Sri Lanka China Friendship Association

The Sri Lanka – China Friendship Association was the pioneer People to People friendship organization with the  People’s Republic of China, inaugurated in 1950, as the Ceylon – China Friendship Union. Later as it was defunct for some time, an overhaul reorganization was done on Monday the 22nd September 1952 as the Ceylon – China Friendship Association, at past Mayor of Colombo Municipality, late Dr. Kumaran Rathnam’s residence, under the inspiring leadership of Madam Theja Gunawardana, eminent scholar, writer and journalist.

In October 1952, the Ceylon – China Friendship Association established fraternal relationship with then counterpart in China, the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) with a message of greetings from late Mr. Zhang Xiruo, the President of the CPIFA, sent through the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, India.