On July 14th, Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met in Beijing with Mr. IWAO OKAMOTO, the former President and Consultant of Japan-China Economic Association (JCEA), and Mr. TADASHI IZAWA, Newly-appointed President of JCEA.
Vice President Song Jingwu spoke highly of the efforts JCEA had made for many years on pushing the bilateral ties in economy and trade for improvement and maintaining the healthy and stable development relations. Vice President Song said, this year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations, next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Conclusion of A Treaty of Peace and Friendship. The bilateral relations would confront with important opportunities to further improvement and development. Therefore, CPAFFC and CJFA (China and Japan Friendship Association) are willing to work with JCEA to catch the opportunities to deepen the exchanges and cooperation of the two countries in economy and trade , enhance the mutual understanding and friendship among the two peoples, so as to commonly improve the cause of Sino-Japanese friendship.
IWAO OKAMOTO expressed that JCEA would engage in the development of the cause of Sino-Japanese friendship as before.
He will continue to make efforts on promoting the bilateral relations in the future. New President TADASHI IZAWA said, he would like to inherit the fine tradition of JCEA and actively develop the exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade between China and Japan as well as make his contributions to improve the bilateral relations.
