Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

At the invitation of the Japanese government, the Chinese youth delegation and the Chinese college graduates village official delegation with 187 representatives visited Japan for friendly exchange on August 2. In the evening of August 3, Japan-China Friendship Center (JCFC) held a welcoming reception for the delegations in Tokyo. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. EDA SATSUKI, President of JCFC, were present and delivered speeches.

Vice President Song Jingwu appreciated the Japanese government’s inviting and JCFC’s hospitable reception. After that, he introduced the components of the two delegations and the situation of the exchanges after the delegation arriving in Japan to the guests of the both sides. Vice President Song pointed out that China and Japan are close neighbors linked by a narrow strip of water. Both countries have the history of the friendly exchanges for over 2000 years. He also said that the youth are the future for the two countries’ friendly relations. They should work together to take the responsibility for inheriting and developing the friendly relations of the two countries and make their own contribution to developing the bilateral ties in the new times. CPAFFC and CJFA (China and Japan Friendship Association ) will continue working for the cause of the friendly relations between China and Japan. They will make their own effort to further strengthening the friendly exchanges of the two peoples, especially among the youth, for improving the bilateral ties.

JCFC President EDA SATSUKI said in his speech that China and Japan are close and friendly neighbors. They should discover more points in common to enhance the mutual understanding of the two peoples. The Japanese government extended warm welcome to the delegations and hoped that the delegation members should make more friends with the Japanese, so as to deepen the mutual understanding and trust, and also make their own contribution to improving the feeling of the two peoples and developing the bilateral ties.
Mme. Wang wan, counsellor of the Embassy of China in Japan, Mr. SHIKATA NORIYUKI, Deputy Director-General of Asian and Oceania Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Wang Zhanqi, Deputy Secretary-General of CJFA and Japanese representatives from friendly delegations to China, attended the welcoming reception.