President Liu Hong met with Consul General of Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang and his delegation

On September 29th in the afternoon, President Liu Hong met with Pianjiang Xuesi the Japanese consulate general in shenyang and the Japanese consulate general in shenyang Dalian consular office and six chief representatives on research in zhongshan campus, international exchanges and cooperation in our school, Japanese language institute, and heads from institute of international education and related department also attended the meeting.

President Liu Hong first of all extended her welcome to Consul General Katae and his delegation, and thanked the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang for his long-term interest in Japanese language education. President Liu Hong introduced the history of our school, major setting, scientific research cooperation and exchange results between Japan and so on.

President Liu Hong said that DFLU was established under the care of Premier Zhou Enlai to cultivate Japanese language talents. The older generation of leaders of China and Japan have opened a new chapter in bilateral diplomatic relations with extraordinary heart and courage. At the important historical juncture of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations, Dalian University of Foreign Languages will continue to strengthen the development of Japanese language.

President Liu pointed out that the mutual understanding and cooperation between the young generation is the hope for the future development of the two countries. DUFL will continue to play the role of a bridge in the cultural exchanges between the two countries, and cultivate young talents with language skills, professional competence and international vision, who are committed to the cause of China-Japan friendship.

Consul General Katae expressed his gratitude to DUFL for its warm reception and paid tribute to DUFL for its long-term commitment to Japan-China friendship and training a large number of professionals for Japan-China exchanges. He said that the establishment of DUFL is closely related to the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic ties and has also made positive contributions to the development of bilateral exchanges.

Dalian currently has more than 3500 overseas Chinese, more than 1500 Japanese companies, the cooperation between Japan and China to promote the economic development has played a positive role in Dalian, talent is an important part of urban development, the Japanese consulate general in Shenyang is always concerned about and support DUFL for its personnel training and work for daily communication, to build constructive and stable relations between Japan and China play a positive role.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations. The visit of the Japanese Consul General in shenyang symbolizes Japan's recognition of the training of Japanese language talents in our school and its exchange with Japan. In the future, the university will adhere to the spirit of staying true to its original aspiration and friendship from generation to generation, and play a positive role in building China-Japan relations that meet the requirements of the new era and contribute to the next 50 years of China-Japan exchanges.