Large Japanese youth delegation visits China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-22 08:08
A 340-member youth delegation from Japan is currently visiting China from
Monday to Thursday in an attempt to promote mutual understanding of the peoples
of the two countries.
This is the 21st visit to China by the Japan Junior Chamber Delegation,one of
the largest non-government youth organizations in Japan.
Jiang Zhenghua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National
People's Congress, on Wednesday met with the delegation, which was led by Ikeda
Yoshitaka.
"Although China-Japan relations remain at a historic low, the non-government
organizations in the two countries should maintain contact and promote bilateral
ties," Jiang said.
Yoshitaka said that the visit helped them understand the turbulent history
between the two countries.
The four-day tour brought the delegation to Nanjing in East China's Jiangsu
Province where the delegation members visited the Memorial Hall of the 1937
Nanjing Massacre, in which 300,000 Chinese civilians were killed by the Japanese
army.
During their stay in Beijing, they visited the Memorial Hall of Chinese
People's War against Japanese Aggression and held discussions with young Chinese
people from various circles.
Founded in 1951, the Japan Junior Chamber is primarily made up of people aged
between 20 and 40, who run small and medium-sized enterprises.
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