The commemorative conference is co-sponsored by China International Friendship Federation and Japan Segawa Peace Financial Group. The conference will look back at and sum up the friendly exchanges among the two peoples in the past 30 years, enhance mutual understanding, and lay a solid foundation for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of politics, economy, science, technology, culture and security in the new century.

The visiting-Japan team is composed of China Non-governmental Friendly People Delegation, China Mayor Delegation, China IT Industrial Policy Survey Delegation, China Youth Delegation, Sino-Japan Security Exchange Team and China Press Delegation (about 80 persons in number). On the occasion Japanese personages in political, economical and financial circles, officials at provincial and department levels, representatives from Sino-Japanese friendly organizations, experts with research institutes and representative from mass media will be invited.

To mark the 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, China Non-governmental Friendly People Delegation is to visit Japan in September to attend commemorative activities and to discuss with Japanese people of various circles new-type Sino-Japanese relationship.

To mark the 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, China Mayor Delegation is to visit Japan in September to attend commemorative activities and to conduct exchanges and investigations in provincial areas.

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* Upper Right: In September 1999, the first China Non-governmental Friendly People Delegation organized and sent by Segawa Japan-China Friendship Foundation met with Japanese Transportation Minister Kawasak Jiro.

*Middle Left: In September 1999, the 3rd China Mayor Delegation organized and sent by Japan-China Friendship Foundation conducting survey in Japan.

In July 1997, Zhang Wule, Vice Minister of China State Economic and Trade Commission and head of China Industrial Policy Survey Delegation organized and sent jointly by Segawa Japan-China Friendship Foundation and China State Economic and Trade Commission delivering an address to Japanese economic circles

To mark 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, China IT Industrial Policy Investigation Team is to visit Japan in September to attend commemorative activities and to make a survey of the experience of Japan in formulating IT industrial policies and informational development strategies. They will also exchange opinions with Japanese counterparts about Sino-Japanese cooperation in the field of IT industries.

To mark 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, China Youth Delegation is to leave for Japan in September to attend commemorative activities and conduct extensive exchanges to promote mutual understanding and trust between young people of the two countries

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Picture on the upper left corner shows that the China Youth Delegation organized and sent by Segawa Japan-China Friendship Foundation calls on Japanese president of House of Councilors Ito Sohiti in May 2000

To mark 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Sino-Japanese Security Exchange Team is to leave for Japan in September to attend commemorative activities and conduct in-depth exchanges and dialogues on mutual understanding in the field of security with their Japanese counterparts.

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Picture in the middle of the page indicates the Sino-Japanese Security Exchange Team organized and sent by Segawa Japan-China Friendship Foundation headed by former Chinese Ambassador to Japan Xu Dunxin visiting Japanese ship Takikaze at Yokosuka naval base in December 2000

To mark 30th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, China Press Delegation is to leave for Japan in September to attend commemorative activities and to Conduct exchanges with their Japanese counterparts and cover news about the activities.

(Picture on the lower left indicates China TV Station Chiefs Delegation jointly organized and sentby Segawa Japan-China Friendship Foundation and State Administration of Radio, Film and

Television conducting survey in Japan in July 1997.)