On the morning of December 9, 2007, Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met at the Great Hall of the People with Nikai Toshihiro, chairman of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Land and Transport Minister Fuyushiba Tetsuzo.

During the meeting, Tang said the Sino-Japanese relations are facing a good opportunity for further development. China will continue to pursue a friendly and cooperative policy toward Japan, and hopes the two sides can grasp the favorable opportunity and put the bilateral strategic and reciprocal relations into concrete actions, so as to promote a long-term, sound and stable development of bilateral relations.

Hailing the tourism exchange activity between the two countries as a complete success, Nikai Toshihiro and Fuyushiba Tetsuzo said the Japanese side is willing to work with China, and take the development of Sino-Japanese relations and upcoming Olympic Games as opportunities to strengthen cooperation and contribute to the friendship between the two peoples.

The two Japanese officials are in China for the closing ceremony of an exchange activity, which involves about over 30,000 people.