On September 10, 2024, President Yang Wanming met with Yuji Miyamoto, the newly appointed President of the Japan-China Friendship Center, and his delegation at the CPAFFC.

President Yang congratulated Miyamoto on his new position and praised his long-standing contributions to promoting exchanges across various sectors between China and Japan. He expressed hope that under Miyamoto’s leadership, the Japan-China Friendship Center would further enhance people-to-people friendship between the two countries.

President Yang emphasized that China-Japan relations are at a critical stage of improvement and development. He urged both sides to take the important consensus reached by their leaders as a guide, broaden exchange channels, strengthen communication and cooperation, and solidify the public foundation for the continued improvement and development of bilateral relations.

Miyamoto expressed gratitude for the strong support from President Yang and the CPAFFC. He noted that the importance of enhancing people-to-people exchanges between the two countries has become increasingly prominent in the current international context. He pledged to lead the Center in carrying forward the tradition of friendship, actively planning and taking action to promote exchanges among parliamentarians, think tanks, youth, and local communities, thereby contributing to the improvement and development of China-Japan relations.

Invited by the CPAFFC, Miyamoto and his delegation visited China from September 9 to 13. Huang Xingyuan, the Chinese Representative Director of the Japan-China Friendship Center, and Director-General Cheng Haibo and Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiaoping of the Department of East Asian Affairs were present during the meeting.