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2008 April 23 - 29 [JCP]

JCP Shii attends Olympic Torch relay reception

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo attended a reception at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on April 26 to welcome the arrival of the Olympic flame to Japan.

Shii wished Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai a great success in the Beijing Olympic Games.

Referring to the Chinese government’s readiness to meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama on the issue of Tibet, Shii said, “I sincerely hope that the dialogue will pave the way for a solution of the issue.”

The torch relay in Japan was held on April 27 in Nagano City, the host city of the 1998 Winter Games.
- Akahata, April 27, 2008