The young members’ delegation from the Japanese Party of Hope headed by H.E. Mr. Seiji Maehara, former Foreign Minister of Japan visited Xi’an, Shenzhen and Beijing from April 29th to May 4th at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA). In Beijing, Amb. Wu Hailong, President of CPIFA, Mr. Liu Hongcai, Vice President of Chinese Association for International Understanding, Mr. Han Zhiqiang, Director-General of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA), and Mr. Wu Jianghao, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of MFA, met with or hosted banquets in honor of the delegation. The delegation also had a panel discussion with the Institute of Japanese Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The two sides exchanged views on Sino-Japanese relations, the situation in the Korean Peninsula, and other issues of common interest. In Shenzhen, Ms. Liu En, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress met with the delegation.