Japan-China Youth Exchange
An event to promote youth exchange between Japan and China was held in Beijing, and Olympic table tennis medalist Ai Fukuhara participated to deepen exchanges with university students from both countries.
The Japanese and Chinese governments have positioned this as the “Japan-China Youth Exchange Promotion Year” and are focusing on private exchange.
In Beijing, Ai Fukuhara, an Olympic table tennis medalist who played on the Chinese team, participated in an event to interact with Chinese university students and Japanese students studying in Beijing.
At the corner of Fukuhara's talk show, a question was asked about how to get involved in next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and `` I'm already in the lead role, but if there are people who need me, those people I want to support for that, "he answered in fluent Chinese.
Also, a question from a Japanese student about how to study Chinese is that he should make the skin a little thicker and speak a lot because it's okay to make mistakes and don't be afraid of being laughed by others. was doing.
After that, while Mr. Fukuhara served as a referee, both Japanese and Chinese students played table tennis as a pair and deepened their friendship.
A 21-year-old Japanese male student said, “I enjoyed listening to Fukuhara's experience in table tennis. I hope that the relationship between the two countries will improve as the younger generations interact with each other and deepen their friendship. I think. "