12th Beijing-Tokyo Forum opens in Tokyo
- By Lin Liyao
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The 12th Beijing-Tokyo Forum kicked off on Tuesday in Tokyo with the theme of "Sino-Japanese cooperation for Asian and world peace and development."
Jointly organized by China International Publishing Group (CIPG) and Japan's Genron NPO, the meeting attracted nearly 500 diplomats and experts on Sino-Japanese relations.
Former U.N. Administrator Yasushi Akashi, Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua, State Council Information Office (SCIO) Minister Jiang Jianguo, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, President of the China-Japan Friendship Association Tang Jiaxuan and CIPG President Zhou Mingwei attended the opening ceremony and gave keynote speeches.
After the plenary meeting, sub-forums on bilateral politics and diplomacy, economy and trade, media exchanges, security and special issues will be held on Sept. 28.
Experts and researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Foreign Affairs University, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, the University of Tokyo and Keio University are expected to take part in the discussion sections of the meeting.
Initiated in 2005, the Beijing-Tokyo Forum has become an influential non-governmental forum that features high-level dialogues and communication and has played a significant role in promoting mutual trust and understanding between the two countries.
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