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China-Japan Normalization Commemorated
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The
China National Acrobatic Troupe [Min-On] |
On September 27,
the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign
Countries, the China-Japan Friendship Association and the
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in
Beijing cohosted a grand reception commemorating the 35th
anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic
relations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
A Soka Gakkai delegation led by Toshiyuki Mitsugi, senior
adviser, attended the festivities, together with some 600
representatives from the two countries. Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao, President of the China-Japan Friendship Association
Song Jian, and former Japanese Prime Ministers Yoshiro Mori
and Tomiichi Murayama were among the attendees. Prior to the
reception, Mr. Mitsugi conveyed a congratulatory message to
Premier Wen Jiabao from SGI President Daisaku Ikeda.
At the reception, various Chinese officials greeted the Soka
Gakkai delegates and expressed their appreciation for Mr.
Ikeda's longstanding contributions to friendship between the
two countries.
To mark the anniversary, the Soka Gakkai-affiliated Min-On
Concert Association sponsored a tour of Japan by 51 members
of the China National Acrobatic Troupe with 114 performances
in 61 cities throughout the country from September to
December.
On September 22, one week prior to the anniversary
reception, a public recitation of Mr. Ikeda's poems and
writings was held at Peking University Hall as a gesture of
bilateral friendship. Students from Peking University and
Soka University presented a total of 19 poems and essays.
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