CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin met in Beijing with Mr. BABA YOSHIHISA, President of the Soka University and his delegation on October 21st.

President Li Xiaolin welcomed BABA YOSHIHISA to visit China and conveyed her greetings to Mr. IKEDA DAISAKU,the founder of the Soka University. President Li said, the current China-Japan relations are generally improved, but they are sensitive and fragile. Cooperation will benefit them both, while conflict will only cause losses. Next year will mark the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan relations, and the bilateral ties will face important opportunities to further improve. We will develop more friendly exchange activities on the basis of common cultural foundation and also resonance produced among the two peoples such as dance drama Red Ibis and the exhibition of the Chinese Characters: A Legacy and Marvel Perfected Over Three Millennia and actively engage in the improvement of the bilateral relations. CPAFFC has been keeping close exchanges and cooperation relations with Soka Gakkai and the Soka University. President Li hoped that, the Soka University could continue to inherit Mr. IKEDA DAISAKU’s spirit of Sino-Japanese friendship and bring up more personages know about China and be friendly with China.

President BABA YOSHIHISA conveyed Soka Gakkai, Honorary President IKEDA DAISAKU’s greetings to President Li Xiaolin. President BABA YOSHIHISA said that, Honorary President IKEDA DAISAKU often requires the Soka University’s teachers and students to learn history, review history and cherish peace and stresses it. The Soka University pays attention to the exchanges with China and is willing to continue making efforts to train the talented persons of Sino-Japanese friendship and further strengthen the exchanges and cooperation in the education sector between China and Japan. Honorary President IKEDA DAISAKU sincerely hoped that the youth of the two countries could develop mutual understanding and learn each other and commonly create a better future for peace and happiness.