Visit to Japan by Delegation of the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China

October 23, 2006

A delegation of the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China comprising 84 people headed by Mr. Sun Qingju, Vice President of the Central Party School, will visit Japan from October 23 (Mon) to November 1 (Wed) as part of the exchange program with the School.
During its stay in Japan, the delegation will exchange views with officials of ministries and agencies, and representatives of economic and intellectual circles, and then will visit Hokkaido, Kyoto, Aichi, Hyogo, and Fukuoka prefectures in three groups to visit organizations of interest and exchange views on such issues as administration, economy and environmental problems. Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, will welcome the delegation and host a reception on October 24 (Tue).
This exchange program with the Central Party School started based on an agreement in August 2000 between Mr. Yohei Kono, the then Foreign Minister, and Mr. Zeng Qinghong, the then Head of the Organization Department, Communist Party of China, and now Vice President of the People's Republic of China. Under this mutual exchange program, both Japan and China have dispatched their delegations six times with each other.

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