EXCLUSIVE: New Japanese ambassador vows closer communication in first interview with Chinese media
By Xing Xiaojing and Xu Keyue Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/17 21:28:39 New Japanese envoy vows closer exchange in first Chinese interview
Japanese Ambassador to China, Hideo Tarumi. Photo: Courtesy of Japanese Embassy in China
Editor s Note:At the end of 2020, new Japanese Ambassador to China, Hideo Tarumi, took office. On Thursday, the Global Times interviewed him, which is his first interview with a Chinese media outlet, where he reviewed the exchanges and interactions between the two countries in 2020 and looked into the future of China-Japan relations. Japan s future depends on its China policy, which represents the view of most Japanese, he said during the interview.