China and Japan are close neighbors. "Being kind to each other is the treasure of the country.". Maintaining and developing China Japan friendly and cooperative relations is in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, and is also conducive to peace, stability and prosperity in Asia and even the world. *** At present, opportunities and challenges coexist in China Japan relations. In order to deepen mutual understanding and promote exchanges and dialogues in the economic, trade and cultural fields between the two countries with practical actions, on January 7, deputy consul of the Consulate General of Japan in Guangzhou, Lun sasako Ono, researcher Jia Nai Yama, Secretary of the Ministry of culture Wu Dan and Huang Wendan visited and exchanged with outlook new era magazine (hereinafter referred to as "the new agency"), Wang Junzheng, executive president of the news agency, Li xialian, director, Chen Xinyan, editor in chief, and Luo Meihua, deputy editor in chief, were warmly received, and then the two sides had a discussion. Wang Junzheng, executive director of the news agency (third from the right), suzuko Ono, Vice Consul of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou (third from the left), Li xialian, director of the news agency (second from the right), Jianshan jiannai, researcher of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou (second from the left), Chen Xinyan, editor in chief of the news agency (first from the right), Wu Dan, Secretary of the Cultural Department of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou (first from the left), and others had a discussion. The interests of the two countries in various fields are deeply integrated, and economic and trade cooperation and people to people and cultural exchanges have always been an important support for the development of bilateral relations. Wang Jun, executive director of the news agency, had a detailed introduction to the development status and development plan of the news agency to lunsasako Ono, Vice Consul of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou. The two sides exchanged views on topics such as culture, tourism, economic and trade exchanges between the two countries. It is reported that the Consulate General of Japan in Guangzhou, with Guangzhou as the center, has been committed to promoting friendly exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries and their peoples. Since 2020, the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has spread throughout the world, and the personnel exchanges and economic and trade between the two countries have been affected to varying degrees. However, the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou overcame the adverse factors brought about by the epidemic and tried to carry out offline communication activities with different themes, such as Japanese speech by college students in Guangzhou, Japanese tea ceremony lecture and experience, Japanese wine theme lecture and tasting meeting, etc. The participants gave positive comments, which built a good platform for promoting and disseminating excellent Japanese culture in South China and promoting the interaction and cooperation between enterprises of the two countries. The development of friendly and cooperative relations between China and Japan is in line with the common expectations of the two peoples. The 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations is a milestone and a new starting point for the development of China Japan relations. It is reported that the Consulate General of Japan in Guangzhou will hold a series of commemorative activities this year to review the important moments of exchanges between the two countries in the past 50 years, promote economic, trade and cultural exchanges between the two countries, promote mutual understanding between the two peoples, and inject more positive energy into regional and world development. Wang Junzheng, executive director of the news agency (third from the left), lunzuko Ono, Vice Consul of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou (second from the right), Li xialian, director of the news agency (first from the left), Jia Nai Wushan, researcher of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou (first from the right), and Wu Dan, Secretary of the Ministry of culture of the Japanese Consulate General in Guangzhou (second from the left). The media plays an important role in the development of Sino Japanese relations. Since the exchange of journalists between China and Japan in 1964, the media, as a window and link, has made positive contributions to enhancing mutual understanding between the two peoples and promoting the normalization of diplomatic relations. President Wang Junzheng said that in the future, the news agency will continue to adhere to the mission and responsibility of the media, give full play to the influence of the media, actively promote the dialogue between China and countries around the world, including Japan, strive to be a disseminator of people to people and cultural exchanges, and make due contributions to carrying forward the common values of all mankind and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. It is expected that China Japan relations will improve and develop steadily and bring a stronger, tenacious, mature and stable China Japan relations to the next 50 years. After the meeting, representatives of the two sides exchanged special commemorative gifts and congratulated each other on the new year. In the future, the two sides will continue to deepen the interaction and cooperation between humanities, economy and trade. (Xinhua News Agency) The two sides exchanged new year commemorative gifts