【正】On February 17, leaders of Chinese and Japanese nongovernmental organizations met in the Great Hall of the People for a meeting which was addressed by Tang Jiaxuan, Honorary Advisor to the China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA). Tang said it was of great significance that, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations, leaders of the people-to-people friendship organizations of the two countries should gather to exchange views and offer suggestions for boosting friendly cooperation and deepening the strategic relationship of mutual benefit.