3. 3,000 Japanese tourists visited China

On May 23, President Xi Jinping attended the China-Japan Friendly Exchange Conference and delivered an important speech at the Great Hall of the People. Vice-Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi also attended the conference. The visit of the 3,000-member Japanese tourism delegation led by Tosihiro Nikai, General Council Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), to China showed that tourism diplomacy has played a unique role in boosting the interactions and emotional exchanges between the people and serving the country"s overall diplomatic agenda.