安定的な関係構築を議論　福田元首相参加、日中フォーラム

　日中関係の在り方について話し合う「ハイレベル人文交流フォーラム」が１０日、東京都内で開かれた。日中の外交・企業関係者ら約８０人が参加し、安定的な関係構築に向け議論した。
　フォーラムは、中国外務省の関係団体「中国公共外交協会」などが主催した。日本側からは、福田康夫元首相、宮本雄二・元駐中国大使らが出席。中国側では、同協会の呉海竜会長（元中国外務次官補）、程永華・元駐日大使らが参加した。
　呉氏は「中日友好に尽力してきた人々にとって、現状は望ましいものではない」と関係改善の必要性を強調。福田氏は「政府による外交が成功するためには民間の力が重要だ」と訴えた。（2024/04/10-14:45）

Some 80 Japanese and Chinese people including former and current government officials discussed ways to establish stable relations between the two countries in Tokyo on Wednesday.
   At the high-level people-to-people and cultural exchange forum, organized mainly by the China Public Diplomacy Association, an affiliate of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, discussions were centered on how to build mutually beneficial strategic ties at a time when Japan is beefing up its defense capabilities to cope with China's increasing hegemonic moves.
   Wu Hailong, former Chinese assistant foreign minister and the association's chairman, underscored the importance of turning around the souring bilateral relations, saying the current situation is not desirable for people who have worked hard for friendship between China and Japan.
   "The private sector's power is indispensable to bring the governments' diplomatic efforts to a successful end," former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said.
   The forum participants also included Japanese Ambassador to China Yuji Miyamoto and former Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua.