【Commentary】The opening ceremony of the Guangzhou tour of "Begonia Cherry Blossoms Forever - Zhou Enlai and China-Japan Friendship Photo Exhibition" was held on March 3 at Guangzhou Shamian Oriental Convergence Art Institute. The exhibition features nearly 17 images to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.
Zhou Bingde, niece of Zhou Enlai and former vice president of China News Service, said that China and Japan are neighbors with a strip of water. After the founding of New China, bilateral relations began with people-to-people exchanges, and under the outstanding strategic vision and political courage of the leaders of the older generation of the two countries, the political decision to normalize Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations was made, opening a new page in the history of bilateral relations.
【During the same period】Zhou Enlai's niece and former vice president of China News Service Zhou Bingde
When Zhou Enlai was young, he studied in Japan and had a certain understanding and understanding of Japanese society. In the process of friendly exchanges between the two countries, he made use of and created various opportunities and channels to vigorously support and extensively carry out people-to-people exchanges, paving the way for promoting the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations.
Wang Longshe, secretary general of the China Friendship and Peace Development Foundation, said that the purpose of holding the "Begonia Cherry Blossoms Forever - Photo Exhibition of Zhou Enlai and China-Japan Friendship" is to remember Premier Zhou Enlai and the predecessors of the two countries for their outstanding contributions to promoting the development of the cause of Sino-Japanese friendship, revisit the original intention of Sino-Japanese friendship, and maintain and develop Sino-Japanese good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations, so as to comfort the ancestors and enlighten the comers.
Wang Longshe, Secretary-General of the China Friendship and Peace Development Foundation
As a public welfare organization engaged in people-to-people diplomacy, we will continue to carry forward the glorious tradition of the "Zhou Enlai Spirit" and make new and greater contributions to building China-Japan relations that meet the requirements of the new era, and jointly promoting world peace and enhancing human friendship.
According to reports, this exhibition is co-sponsored by the China Friendship and Peace Development Foundation, the China Association for International Exchange, the Huai'an People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Huai'an Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall, and the Beijing Daluan Xiangyu Charity Foundation. The exhibition is divided into four parts: "Crossing Japan to the East to Seek a Way to Save the Country", "Promoting Non-governmental Exchanges between China and Japan", "Normalizing Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations", and "Passing on Sino-Japanese Friendship from Generation to Generation".
Reporting by reporters Cheng Jingwei, Wei Jev, and Leng Jingfei in Guangzhou
Responsible Editor: [Lu Yan]