KIPA, Yunnan College agree on ethnic projects

Park Eung-kyuk, left, president of the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) under the Prime Minister's Office, and Wang Guozhong, vice president of the Chinese Yunnan Public Administration College hold an album with commemorative pictures the KIPA president Park and his fellows took during their Yunnan visit last year, at KIPA office Tuesday.

The Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) and Chinese Yunnan Public Administration College (YPAC) agreed to increase academic research Monday, in a joint effort to find a solution to ethnic problems.

KIPA, a flag think tank under the Prime Minister’s Office, and YPAC share the view on the need that ethnic concerns should be addressed to ensure the dignity of different races and promote friendship among them.

Wang Guozhong, vice president of YPAC, gave a lecture to scores of KIPA research fellows at a KIPA conference hall, introducing China’s policies regarding minority races, which constitute a small portion of the country’s population. Wang’s delegation is on a week-long visit to Seoul at the invitation of KIPA. The two research institutions will strengthen personnel exchanges and information related to public administration, including racial administration.

Wang said that Chinese ethnic policies were put into practice on the principle of reciprocity and mutual equality in a bid to improve living conditions of minority races and secure their communities. A massive fund is being put into projects to invigorate the regional development of ethnic minorities and industries tailored to their traits, according to Wang.

Prior to the lecture, KIPA president Park Eung-kyuk, gave Wang a photo album with colorful pictures that KIPA fellows took during their visit to Yunnan last year. <Korea Times>

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