On July 18th 2018, Chief Representative Kuang Mahua and Representative Zeng Chao, both of who are from the Representative Office in Japan of the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP), visited the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus of Hiroshima University and met with President Mitsuo Ochi. The meeting was attended by Executive and Vice President Toshiyuki Sato (International/Peace/Fund), as well as Prof. Junyang Li (Graduate School of Letters).

During the meeting, opinions were exchanged about furthering research exchange between Japan and China. It is hoped that collaborative research and academic exchange between the two countries will flourish.