Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong met in Beijing Tuesday with a
visiting Japanese young leader delegation headed by Anami
Koreshige, an ambassador from the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Zeng spoke positively on the current growth of the China-Japan
relations, noting that the intensified high-level exchange that
took place recently helped increase the mutual political trust and
boost the bilateral cooperation in various fields.
He encouraged the young leaders of the two countries to
contribute their efforts to promoting the bilateral ties "on a
right track".
Zeng noted that the visit by the Japanese delegation, an
important part of a program for exchanging visits, will play a
significant role in promoting the friendship between the two
countries.
"The exchange of visits helped the young generations of the two
countries expand mutual understanding and foster the friendship",
Zeng said, highlighting the visits between the young leaders of the
two countries bore historical and strategic significance to the
China-Japan friendship passing through generations.
Anami, who was also a former Japanese ambassador to China, said
that China already made remarkable achievements in the economic and
social construction, pledging the members of the delegation would
make their utmost efforts to improve the friendly ties and push
forward the bilateral cooperation.
The Japanese guests are visiting China at the invitation of the
Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.
(Xinhua News Agency September 5, 2007)
