On April 23rd, Kenji Kanasugi, the Japanese Ambassador to China, along with his entoutage, paid a visit to GVI. They had an in-depth exchange of views on Sino-Japanese relations with Ren Libo, Founder and President of GVI, Zhang Tuosheng, Director of the Academic Committee, Ouyang Wei and Cao Yuanzheng, Deputy Directors of the Academic Committee of GVI.
Also present were Nao Takao (高尾直) and Hiromori Kaneko (金子弘征), Counselors of the Political Department, Hiroki Sato(佐藤弘规), Second Secretary, Tsutomu Hiroaki (坊城慈良) and Ichimichi Yokoyama (横山一骑), Third Secretaries of the Embassy, as well as Liu Xiaobo, Director of the Center for Maritime Studies, He An, Secretary General, and Yang Xiaotong, Head of Research of the Department of International Cooperation of GVI.