China, Japan youths encouraged to pursue China-Japan friendship 中日友好往来的 Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday hosted a banquet in the Great Hall of the People for a Japanese delegation, urging young people from China and Japan to enrich their friendship. "Younger generations are the future of a lasting friendship between China and Japan. They should promote bilateral ties, learn from each other, talk to each other and trust each other so that friendship and positive actions flower," Hu said. "I believe the future of China and Japan will be positive and the torch of friendship will be handed down from one generation to the next," Hu said. The 200-odd member delegation is composed of representatives and the children of participants who attended a grand gathering in 1984, as well as several Japanese dietmen and staff from friendship organizations. In the fall of 1984, 3,000 Japanese young people visited China at the invitation of Hu Yaobang, then general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. They got together with about 1 million Chinese youth from all walks of life, and celebrated the 12th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan relations. 关于2008中国反恐演习的: China holds anti-terrorist exercise for 2008 Olympics WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 06-20-2007 09:05 Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympics China held a state-level anti-terrorist exercise for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on June 19, 2007. [Photo: Xinhua] The Third National Working Conference on Anti-Terrorism has been held in Beijing. State-level anti-terrorist exercises for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were also held. At the conference, Senior Party official, Luo Gan, says the purpose is to create a good environment for the upcoming Party Congress and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Luo Gan said China is putting anti-terrorism at the top of its agenda to ensure national and social public security. Luo said that success in fighting terrorism is very important for the Communist Party and its government in winning public support. He says an anti-terrorism mechanism should be set up quickly to enhance emergency response and coordination. Luo also highlighted the importance of international cooperation. Meanwhile, in Beijing, China has held a state-level anti-terrorist exercise for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The exercise, dubbed "Great Wall No. 4", focuses on security work for the Beijing Olympics. The Ministry of Public Security said the exercise tested the capacity of Chinese police to handle a large-scale hostage taking situation and helped to improve China's anti-terrorist abilities. China will do its utmost to guarantee the security of the 2008 Olympics