On 5th November, vice president Song Jingwu met with delegation of Japan-China Future Association led by famous japanese friendly personage Minamimura Shirou.

Vice president Song praised Minamimura Shirou for his agelong engagement in China-Japan amity and introduced the exchange situation of CPAFFC towards Japan in recent years. He expressed that a vital opportunity for development of current China-Japan relation is coming and CPAFFC would work together with all Japanese of noble aspiration in various fields including Japan-China Future Associaton to inherit the tradition of amity between China and Japan, to constantly enrich the content of people-to-people exchanges, to develop new blood for China-Japan amity and to contribute commonly to building a China-Japan relation fitting the demands of new era.

Minamimura said, Japan-China relation has been and will still be through all kinds of ups and downs. Both sides should fullly realize the importance of Japan-China amity to develop a stable and long-range relation between both countries. Japan-China Future Association would continue to uphold the spirit of Japan-China amity and contribute to people-to-people friendly exchange between both countries.