Shao Hongwei, director of the Executive Office of the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC), led a delegation to pay a friendly visit to Japan from August 14th to 20th. During their stay in Japan, the delegation met with Japanese parliament members, members of the “Chinese Politics & Economy Forum” (CPEF) and other figures from the political and defense circles. The two sides exchanged their views on the long-term development of Sino-Japanese relations and future exchanges. The delegation also attended the grand Obon Festival hosted by Agon Shu in Kyoto and carried out friendly exchanges with the Japanese-Chinese Friendly Exchange Association and Japanese-Chinese Association of Peace and Friendship. The delegation was composed of the relevant responsible persons from the branches of the CAIFC in Shenyang, Beijing, Gansu, Xinjiang, Dalian, Qingdao, etc.
The delegation visiting Fukushiro Nukaga, member in the Japanese House of Representatives
The delegation talking with Bayashi Naohito, a senior retired general in Japan Self-defense Forces, over dinner
The delegation and the delegation from the Buddhist Association of China talking with friendly personage of Agon Shu
