As one of the activities held during 2016 China-Japan Exchange Month, YAMATO the Drummers of Japan performance, organized by Beijing Japan Foundation, which was held in Beijing on October 22th . CPAFFC Vice President Song Jingwu attended the activities and delivered a speech.

Vice President Song Jingwu said in his speech that, strengthening and expanding the humanity exchanges between China and Japan will contribute to shortening the distance between the hearts of the two peoples and deepening the mutual trust, which play an important and unique role in consolidating the foundation of the public support of Sino-Japanese relations. He sincerely hoped that, the two countries should take this 2016 China-Japan Exchange Month as an opportunity to further strengthen the friendly exchanges and cooperation in humanity sector and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between Chinese and Japanese people. Let the concept of Sino-Japanese friendship go deeply into the hearts of the people of the two countries, and push forward the long-term healthy development of their bilateral relations.

Japanese Ambassador YOKOI YUTAKA expressed appreciation for support and assistance given by CPAFFC for the activities. He said that, the two countries should positively hold exchange activities in various levels, such as from government to people, in order to deepen mutual understandings of the two peoples, which build the Sino-Japanese relations under the new times.