(Absolutely high score) China-Japan-ROK Tourism Ministers Meeting

The tourism ministers of the three countries issued a joint statement that the three countries will usher in an era of great tourism exchanges in East Asia

The 4th China-Japan-ROK Tourism Ministers’ Meeting will be held in Japan from October 17th to 18th. Hosted by the prefectural governors of Nagoya City and Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture. Shao Qiwei, Director of the China National Tourism Administration, Seiji Maehara, Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Minister in Charge of Tourism Nationwide, and Ryu In-mura, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, attended the meeting. More than 400 representatives from the tourism departments and industries of China, Japan and South Korea attended the meeting.

On the evening of the 17th, Japan held a grand welcome dinner and opening ceremony for the China-Japan-ROK Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in Nagoya. The tourism ministers of the three countries drove Toyota electric environmentally friendly vehicles that were unveiled at the Aichi Expo in Japan to enter the venue. Advocate energy conservation and environmental protection.

Shao Qiwei said in his speech that China, Japan and South Korea are separated by a narrow strip of water, and peace, friendship, cooperation and development are the common aspirations of the people of the three countries. The China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting has just been successfully held in Beijing. Under the overall framework of trilateral cooperation, the tourism cooperation mechanism is improving day by day. He believes that the China-Japan-ROK tourism cooperation mechanism is a very successful mechanism. This mechanism has promoted tourism cooperation in Northeast Asia and brought the level of tourism development in this region to the forefront of the world. It is one of the most successful tourism cooperation mechanisms in the world. Over the past four years, the tourism ministers' meeting mechanism of the three countries has been increasingly improved, and various cooperations have been steadily advanced with remarkable results in terms of enhancing people's understanding, expanding departmental cooperation, strengthening industry exchanges, exchanging market information, cultivating tourism talents, protecting the interests of tourists, and promoting sustainable development. , made positive and fruitful contributions, and tourism exchanges among the three countries have also achieved good development.

On the morning of the 18th, a formal meeting of the tourism ministers of China, Japan and South Korea was held at the Nagoya City Palace. Shao Qiwei spoke at the meeting and said that this year is a landmark year for the tourism cooperation between the three countries. In 2007, the number of mutual visits between the three countries reached 15.61 million. In 2008, it reached 14.34 million due to the impact of the financial crisis, but the decline has now begun to stop. Stabilize. We are still working hard to achieve the goal of "the number of mutual visits among the three countries in 2010 will reach 17 million" set by the first Trilateral Tourism Ministers' Meeting.

Shao Qiwei also mentioned that the three countries have jointly recognized that in order to usher in the era of great tourism exchanges in East Asia in the 21st century, the total scale of tourism exchanges should be expanded and friendly exchanges and cooperation among all sectors of society, especially young people, in the three countries should be promoted. Exchanges between universities jointly promote regional cooperation, environmental optimization and quality improvement.

Regarding the issue of global warming, tourism and the environment are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. China’s tourism industry has made it clear that development follows the principle of protection, promotes the construction of eco-tourism demonstration zones, and emphasizes putting ecological protection first. Promote hotels, scenic spots, tourism enterprises, etc. to adopt environmental protection measures such as energy-saving lighting and energy-saving toilets. The three countries should strengthen the exchange of tourism energy-saving technologies, experiences and concepts to serve the construction of a resource-saving and environment-friendly society. China will host the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. Shao Qiwei warmly invited friends from Japan and South Korea to visit Shanghai and China for a sightseeing tour of the World Expo.

Shao Qiwei’s speech received positive responses from Maehara Seiji and Yanagi Renmura. Seiji Maehara mentioned that the tourism cooperation mechanism among the three countries has been continuously improved, industry exchanges have been continuously strengthened, and tourists’ interests have gradually been better developed, achieving remarkable results. He said that Japan is a country founded on tourism. China, South Korea and Japan are closely related culturally, geographically and historically. He hoped that the three countries would strengthen tourism cooperation. Now that the global economy is in a slump and the H1N1 influenza is spreading, the tourism departments of China, Japan and South Korea should join hands and move forward together. Liu Incun also said that the tourism departments and the tourism industry play a very important role in strengthening tourism cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea. He hopes that through tourism, he can increase understanding between China, Japan and South Korea, enhance mutual trust, and promote tourism. Prosperity together.

The tourism ministers of the three countries discussed overcoming the current international financial crisis, H1N1 influenza and many other difficulties to resume international tourism, welcome the arrival of the era of great tourism exchanges in East Asia, cope with the issue of global warming, and other issues at the next meeting Discuss. The meeting issued the "Joint Statement of the Fourth China-Japan-ROK Tourism Ministers' Meeting" and reached a number of consensuses. 1. This meeting is held in accordance with the spirit of the second China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting held on October 10, as well as the "Joint Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of China-Japan-ROK Cooperation" and the "China-Japan-ROK Joint Statement on Sustainable Development" issued of.

2. Since the second half of last year, the international financial crisis has triggered a worldwide economic downturn, and the special advantageous role of tourism in promoting the economic development of various countries has become increasingly prominent. This year's outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) has spread throughout the world, and we must work hard to overcome its impact on the development of the tourism industry.

3. In order to overcome the current international financial crisis, H1N1 influenza and other difficulties, the three countries will take active measures and strive to resume international tourism exchanges. Seize the opportunity of China's 2010 Shanghai World Expo, support each other, actively develop various World Expo tourism products, and promote international tourism exchanges through vigorous publicity and promotion.

4. The three countries unanimously realize that the era of great tourism exchanges in East Asia in the 21st century is coming. The tourism communities of the three countries will strengthen measures and deepen the cooperation in promoting convenient and comfortable travel, creating a more open economic environment, promoting the construction of international tourism talent teams, protecting tourists' rights and interests, and promoting mutual investment among tourism enterprises, information sharing, and high-quality services. cooperate.

5. The tourism departments of the three countries should work together to promote tourism enterprises to take active measures in the development of tourism products to make direct or indirect contributions to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and realizing an environment-friendly and resource-saving society.

6. The Fifth Tourism Ministers Conference will be held in 2010 in the Republic of China.

During the Three-Nation Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, Shao Qiwei also met with Japan’s Aichi Prefecture Governor Kanda Masaki, Japan’s Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tsujimoto Kiyomi, Nagoya City Mayor Takayuki Kawamura and others.

On the evening of the 18th, the 4th China-Japan-ROK Tourism Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. Wu Wenxu, vice president of the China Tourism Association, delivered a speech at the closing ceremony, and Gifu Prefecture Governor Hajime Furuta gave a toast. Xu Zeyou, Consul General of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, Yoshiaki Motoho, Director of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, and Cho Hyun-jae, Director of the Tourism Industry Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea attended the closing ceremony.

On the morning of October 18, the China, Japan and South Korea Folk Tourism Forum was held in Nagoya. Industry representatives from China, Japan and South Korea discussed the issues of jointly implementing tourism promotion activities and establishing a tourism crisis management system among the three countries. discuss. Wu Wenxue, vice president of the China Tourism Association, Ryuji Inagaki, deputy governor of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and Shen Zhongmu, president of the Central Committee of the Korea Tourism Association, delivered speeches respectively. The forum reached consensus on promoting regional tourism and exchanges among the three countries, jointly responding to the financial crisis and the challenge of H1N1 influenza, and proposing the establishment of a transactional discussion group.