BEIJING, December 26th (AMSP/CGTN) – – Foreign ministers of China and Japan attended the second meeting of the China-Japan High-Level Consultation Mechanism on People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges in Beijing.
The China-Japan High-level Consultation Mechanism on People-To-People and Cultural Exchanges was established in 2019. It was the second time that both sides held a meeting of the consultative mechanism since its establishment.
“The two sides should strive for higher level and more heartwarming goals to provide humanistic support for building China-Japan relations that meet the requirements of the new era”, said China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Wang Yi said the two countries can expand exchanges based on more than 260 pairs of friendly cities, take more measures to facilitate people exchanges and promote mutual visits among young people.
Next year will be the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Wang Yi said the war of aggression launched by Japanese militarism brought dreadful disasters to the people of China and the victimized countries in Asia, and the Japanese people also suffered deeply.
Wang Yi emphasized that he hopes and believes that Japan can show its determination for peaceful development and work with China to promote the healthy and stable development of Sino-Japan relations.
Takeshi Iwaya, on his part, said friendship between countries also means friendship between their peoples. He said Japan is willing to work with China to improve the quality of cultural exchange projects.
At its peak, people-to-people exchanges between China and Japan had reached 12 million a year. Every week, more than 1,000 flights operate between the two countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says these vigorous exchanges and interactions show the value and historical significance of cultural ties between the two countries, and this has also laid a solid foundation for cooperation in the new era.
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