BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- China said on Thursday
that it aims to improve ties with Japan by holding activities marking the 60th
anniversary of the repatriation of 1.05 million Japanese emigrants.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a
regular news briefing that the purpose of these activities is to promote the
mutual trust and understanding between the two peoples and ameliorate the
bilateral ties.
A forum on China-Japan relations and other
commemorative activities that mark the 60th anniversary of the repatriation will
be held from June 24 to 26 in Huludao, North China's Liaoning Province by the
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the
Liaoning provincial government.
The repatriation reflects the benevolence and
humanitarian spirit of Chinese people, said Jiang, adding that both sides should
value and cherish the hard-earned China-Japan relations.
On May 7, 1946, nine months after Japan surrendered
to the Allies, about 2,500 Japanese emigrants began their voyage home from
Huludao, marking the beginning of the repatriation. Enditem
