From November 7 to 10, President Wu Hailong headed a delegation to visit Japan, and attended the 9th Seminar on China-Japan Relations co-sponsored by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and Japan Institute for International Policy Studies. The experts and scholars of political, economic, cultural and other sectors from both sides conducted frank and in-depth discussions on the topics of  “Promoting Asian Peace and Prosperity”,“China-Japan Economic Cooperation under the Economic Globalization”and “Deepening China-Japan Cultural Communication”. Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua attended and addressed the opening ceremony.

During the stay in Japan, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, Mr. Yohei Kono, Chairman of Japan Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, and M.H.R. Ichiro Aisawa, Seiji Maehara, Koichi Takemasa, Hitoshi Kikawada, Hitoshi Kiuchi met with the delegation and exchanged views on the issues of common interest. The delegation also visited and discussed the future cooperation with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the Japan Research Institute and the Society of Chinese Professors in Japan.