Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t8.4

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India China Friendship Society also published a book entitled ‘The Origins of India-China Friendship’ (印中友好起源) in order to enable more Indian people to understand China better. The Society has branches all over the country; the Maharashtra branch of the Society has over 10,000 members and the Karnataka branch of the Society has over 5,000 members. The Society holds various activities to commemorate major landmarks of India-China historical and cultural ties. On July 31, 2004, the Karnataka branch of the India China Friendship Society held a Commemoration Meeting in Bangalore to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence (Panchsheel). It was attended by more than 200 dignitaries including the Consul General of China in Mumbai Yuan Nansheng, local senior government officials, the Indian Union Minister of State for Planning M V Rajasekharan and the Director of UNESCO, New Delhi.