The 15^th Anniversary of China-Japan-Korea Cooperation Forum and the 1^st Cultural and Educational Exchange Forum, sponsored by China Foreign Affairs University and Jilin Research Center of CJK Cooperation, was held in Changchun on December 23. Wang Zhongyu, the former vice chairman of the CPPCC attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.

Wang pointed out that the CJK cooperation was initiated in 1999. In the past 15 years, exchanges in all fields keep expanding, which foster a 3D cooperation mechanism featuring all-dimensional, multi-layered and wide-ranging; thus becomes an important component of East Asia cooperation. Three countries should, under the new circumstances, upheld the spirit of face up to the history for the future and maintain the steady development momentum of CJK so as to encourage development trend among the three countries to good neighborliness, mutual trust, comprehensive development, mutual benefit and common development and therefore build the East Asia Community of Shared Destiny.