Meeting to mark treaty's anniversary

Conference will seek to boost China-Japan ties, mark 40 years of friendship document

A conference on friendly exchanges between China and Japan is being planned this year to mark the 40th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, according to a senior official for public diplomacy.

Song Jingwu, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice-president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said the conference is planned to be held in Japan.