Dispatch of the First Group of the Japanese High School Students to China (Japan-China Youth Friendship Exchange Year)
June 2, 2008
- Under the Japan-China Youth Friendship Exchange Year, the first group
of about 100 Japanese high school students will visit China from June 10
(Tue) to 16 (Mon) at the invitation of the Chinese side (China-Japan Friendship
Society).
- About 50 students each from Kyoto and Tochigi Prefectures will be in
this group.
- The group will visit Beijing, Changchun and Dalian to attend welcome
receptions, experience exchanges at high schools and home stays, and gain
a broad understanding of Chinese society, economy and culture.
- It is expected through such exchange programs that mutual understanding between young people of Japan and China will be further deepened and a solid foundation laid for the development of Japan-China relations.
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