An exhibition center, named the Window of China-Japan Exchange,
was set up in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan
Province, on Tuesday.
Jointly founded by the Hiroshima-Sichuan Sino-Japanese
Friendship Conference Center and Japanese International Exchange
Foundation, it aims to introduce Japanese cartoons, pop music and
magazines to China to help more Chinese people learn more about
Japan.
"We plan to set up 10 to 20 such 'Windows' in a couple of years,
mainly in China's provincial capitals that don't have consulates
but have frequent exchanges with Japan," Fujita Yasuhiko, director
of the Beijing office of the Japanese foundation, told Xinhua.
The center was launched just a day before Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao's visit to Japan.
Sichuan established a friendship tie with Hiroshima in 1984,
said Tang Hong, deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Foreign
Affairs Office.
"I hope our friendship and exchanges can be further deepened
through the 'Window'," Tang said.
(Xinhua News Agency April 11, 2007)
