Chinese Embassy and Xinhua Host Cultural Event in Tokyo

On February 18, 2025, in Tokyo, Xinhua News Agency and China’s embassy to Japan co-hosted a media and think tank dialogue that brought together approximately 160 Chinese and Japanese representatives. Xinhua News Agency President Fu Hua (傅華) emphasized China and Japan’s “profound historical and cultural roots” and the “great potential for people-to-people and cultural exchanges,” while Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao (吳江浩) noted that Sino-Japanese relations were at a “critical period of improvement and development” despite “serious disagreements and differences that need to be properly managed.” At the event, Xinhua issued a think tank report titled “Promoting the Development and Progress of Human Civilization through Exchange and Mutual Learning.” Japanese participants included Japan-China Association Chairman Takeshi Noda (野田毅), Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union Secretary General Shoichi Kondo (近藤昭一), and Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Chairman Takashi Sasaki (佐々木卓), who emphasized the importance of strengthening bilateral dialogue and cultural exchanges under current international circumstances.