On the morning of April 25, 2019, a delegation led by NIKAI Toshihiro, Director General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, visited Shanghai Jiaotong University. Jiang Sixian, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fan Xianqun, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Medical College, and Jiang Fan, Vice President of the Medical College met with Junbo Erjie and his delegation in Xuhui Campus. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on issues such as promoting friendly exchanges between Chinese and Japanese teenagers and cooperation in the medical field between China and Japan.

Jiang Sixian, on behalf of the school, extended a warm welcome to the visit of Second Stage Junbo and his delegation, and spoke highly of Second Stage Junbo's efforts to promote China Japan friendship in recent years. Jiang Sixian briefly introduced the situation of Shanghai Jiaotong University around the cooperation between the university and Japan and the development of the medical school. He said that he hoped to further promote the cooperation and development between China and Japan in the medical field through the visit of Junbo Nikai and his delegation.

Second Stage Junbo thanked Jiang Sixian for his warm welcome. He stressed that 2019 is the year of promoting China Japan youth exchanges, and the future exchanges between China and Japan's youth are worth looking forward to. He said that as the honorary president of the Japan Alumni Association of Shanghai Jiaotong University, he hoped that he could take the opportunity of this visit to play a greater role in Japan. At the same time, he also proposed to invite 300 outstanding students from Shanghai Jiaotong University to Japan for exchange, which would have a good impact on the overall exchanges between China and Japan and promote the development of China Japan friendship. Jiang Sixian gave a positive response to this, and the two sides expressed their unanimous desire to provide a good communication platform for young people.

Subsequently, the two sides exchanged views on the medical cooperation between China and Japan. He Quan, the assistant official of Prime Minister Fang of the Japanese Cabinet, said that Japan has rich experience and advanced technology in solving the aging problem, and hopes to carry out exchanges and cooperation with Shanghai Jiaotong University in the medical field in the future.
Fan Xianqun said that the School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiaotong University is very willing to cooperate with relevant Japanese hospitals in cancer research and treatment, as well as geriatrics, to establish innovative mechanisms and make contributions to human health and Sino Japanese friendship.
Xue Jian, Counsellor of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Ganxiong, Acting Director General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Fukui Zhao, Director General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Hequan, Assistant Officer of the Prime Minister of the Japanese Cabinet, Jiang Xiaosong, President of Qianbo Group, and Akio Yoshimata, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, visited with them.
Luo Peng, Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Wang Suiji, Secretary of the Party Committee of Kaiyuan Law School of Jiaotong University, and heads of the Alumni Association Office and other departments attended the meeting.

Authors: Zhang Ruining, Cao Yang
Photographer: Wu Xinmin, Publicity Department
Contributor: International Cooperation and Exchange Division