A series of activities have been and will be held to mark the 35th
anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan relations in 2007, Shao Qiwei,
director of China National Tourism Administration, said yesterday.
The opening ceremony of China-Japan tourism year was held in Tokyo in March
this year and a closing ceremony will be held in China's southern city of
Guangzhou next March, Shao said.
The second round of tourism ministerial meeting of China, the Republic of
Korea and Japan will be held in Qingdao and Dalian next July, according to Shao.
The two nations will also carry out tourism activities in sister cites and
cities that have direct flights. The director expressed the hope that Japan
adopts more active measures in relaxing visa issuance.
Tourism exchanges will enhance bilateral understanding and trust, and
increase bilateral friendship, Shao said.
