Japanese Ambassador: Shandong a partner with unlimited potential
China DailyYutaka Yokoi, Japanese Ambassador to China, sent a congratulatory video to the Japan-Shandong Industrial Cooperation and Exchange event, which opened on July 30 in Jinan, provincial capital of Shandong province. The event held here today brings people from all walks of life from Shandong and Japan together to build a platform for industrial cooperation between China and Japan in various fields, laying a solid foundation for practical cooperation between the two countries in the future," he said. Yokoi pointed out that Shandong province, which lies just across the sea from Japan, has been the gateway for exchanges between the two countries since ancient times. During the Shandong delegation's visit to Japan last year, Liu Jiayi, Party secretary of Shandong, expressed hope that the two sides will enhance exchanges in areas such as science, technology, culture and medicine.