A select group of Japanese citizens have answered ten questions from Chinese netizens as part of the first large-scale interaction organized between Chinese Internet users and foreigners.
The Beijing News reports the ten questions, selected from several thousand submissions, focus on issues affecting Sino-Japanese relations, including the Yasukuni Shrine and the disputed Diaoyu Island.
Japanese citizens from political, business, media and academic circles were selected to answer the questions.
The Chief Director of the website of China Daily, Zhou Xiaopeng, said the activity aims to help both sides gain a better understanding of the different views they hold on key issues. Some of the Japanese citizens' replies were the complete opposite of what the Chinese netizens expected.
Genron NPO, the Japanese non-profit organization that co-organized the activity, plans to sponsor a similar dialogue between Japanese netizens and Chinese personalities.
Genron NPO has teamed up with China Daily to initiate public discussions that tackle the issues plaguing Japan-China relations head on. They have agreed to reveal the discussion to the public through their media agencies from time to time.
The Beijing News reports the ten questions, selected from several thousand submissions, focus on issues affecting Sino-Japanese relations, including the Yasukuni Shrine and the disputed Diaoyu Island.
Japanese citizens from political, business, media and academic circles were selected to answer the questions.
The Chief Director of the website of China Daily, Zhou Xiaopeng, said the activity aims to help both sides gain a better understanding of the different views they hold on key issues. Some of the Japanese citizens' replies were the complete opposite of what the Chinese netizens expected.
Genron NPO, the Japanese non-profit organization that co-organized the activity, plans to sponsor a similar dialogue between Japanese netizens and Chinese personalities.
Genron NPO has teamed up with China Daily to initiate public discussions that tackle the issues plaguing Japan-China relations head on. They have agreed to reveal the discussion to the public through their media agencies from time to time.