Ichiro (English: UichiroNiwa), also known as Niwa Ichiro, 1939 was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He graduated from Nagoya University with a bachelor's degree and an honorary doctorate from Nagoya University. He is the former president and director consultant of Itochu Corporation of Japan and the former Japanese ambassador to China.
1998 served as president of itochu corporation. In the second year, he cleaned up the company's bad assets of 400 billion yen. In 2000, he set the highest operating profit record in Itochu's history at that time, which surprised the world. His works include Work Makes Man, and he was hired as an economic (scientific and technological) consultant of Jiangsu Province, an economic consultant of Beijing Mayor and an economic consultant of Jilin Province.
On June 201May 18, Uichiro Niwa replaced former president Kato _ 1 and officially became the sixth president of the Japan-China Friendship Association.
Chinese name: Uichiro Niwa.
Mbth: UichiroNiwa
Alias: Niwa Ichiro
Nationality: Japan
Ethnic group: Yamato ethnic group
Place of birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1939
Occupation: entrepreneur
Graduate institutions: Nagoya University (Bachelor), Nagoya University (Honorary Doctor)
Main achievements: former president and director consultant of Itochu Corporation of Japan.
Representative works: Work makes people, etc.
Political Party: Democratic Party of Japan
brief introduction
On June 5th, 20 10, Prime Minister Naoto Kan confirmed the intention of Uichiro Niwa, commercial consultant of Itochu, to be the Japanese ambassador to China. In the past, Japanese ambassadors to important countries were all officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so they rarely used non-governmental people. Naoto Kan advocated the use of non-governmental people as ambassadors abroad a long time ago. Naoto Kan expressed his foreign policy based on the Japan-US alliance and attaching importance to Japan-China relations. The above personnel decisions reflect this line.
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Japan's Kyodo News published an analysis article on June 7, 20 10, saying that the new Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan appointed Uichiro Niwa (7 1 year old) as the next ambassador to China, setting a precedent for a civilian to hold this position.
According to the article, this appointment is not only for attaching importance to Dan Yu's rich international business knowledge and experience, but also for highlighting the Democratic Party's proposition of "taking politics as the leading factor". As Dan Yu has no diplomatic experience, his ability is still unknown.
According to the article, Yu Dan has served as a member of the economic and financial consultation meeting, an external director of Japan Post Company and other government-related positions, and is known as the "financial tycoon". He is particularly good at business in China, and his cooperation with enterprises in China mainly focuses on the grain and fiber industries. Japan's national strategy is praised as "having a huge amount of information and contacts in Sino-US relations".
According to relevant sources, as early as 2009, when Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet was established, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada had considered using Dan Yu. In the past, the post of ambassador to China was monopolized by officials specializing in diplomacy with China. Okada seems to be interested in breaking this convention.
The article said that the ambassador to China is an important position alongside the ambassador to the United States. Dan Yu's opening-up has actually made the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lose its vested interests, so there is a strong resistance within it. This appointment may become the touchstone of "politically dominant personnel".
Opinions on public affairs
1. Uichiro Niwa, the incoming new Japanese ambassador to China, claimed at a press conference in Tokyo on 26th that Japan's position that "Taiwan Province Province is an inalienable part of China" in the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement was only "understanding and respect", but did not directly admit that Japan would stick to the same attitude on this issue in the future. "("The Japanese Embassy responded to the new ambassador's remarks that Taiwan Province Province has never been recognized as the territory of China ")
2. Uichiro Niwa, the first Japanese ambassador to China appointed as a civilian, expressed the hope that China would improve its military transparency when attending the farewell party in Tokyo yesterday (26th). (World Wide Web "China's new ambassador to China did not go to work, which means that Japanese military transparency is low")
visual angle
Sino-Japanese relations were damaged by the collision incident; On the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, Uichiro Niwa, the new Japanese ambassador to China, visited Nanjing, which attracted more attention. 20 10 12.20 facing many media, Dan Yu said with a smile that the main purpose of this trip is to promote economic and non-governmental exchanges between the two countries. In his view, the relationship between the two countries "should go beyond the relationship between husband and wife, can only be friendly, there is no other choice."
Recall the country
Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, first explicitly opposed Tokyo's purchase of Diaoyu Islands, and then, through the Japanese official "apology", six Japanese parliamentarians went to Diaoyu Islands to stage a "sea fishing" farce. Under the chaos, it highlights the difficult situation of Japan's China strategy.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, publicly opposed the plan of Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara to "buy Diaoyu Islands". He warned that this move will bring a major crisis to Sino-Japanese relations. After Dan Yu's remarks were published, they aroused strong repercussions in Japan. The Japanese opposition party demanded that Dan Yu be dismissed as ambassador and immediately recalled to China.
The Dan Yu incident also reflects the disorder of Japanese politics and the Democratic Party's treading on thin ice. Ambassador Dan Yu's speech made the nationalist conservative forces from all walks of life seize the new materials to attack the ruling party. After leaving office, the Liberal Democratic Party, which lost administrative resources, found a rare attack point on the regime and put pressure on the Democratic Party cabinet by besieging Dan Yu. In this sense, Ambassador Dan Yu really "added trouble" to the top of the government.
Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China recalled by the Japanese Foreign Minister, left Beijing for Tokyo at the Capital International Airport on the morning of June 5th. Uichiro Niwa said at the Capital Airport that he would go to Tokyo to give a report on the recent situation of Japan-China relations. When asked when he would return to Beijing, Uichiro Niwa said that he hadn't decided yet, but he wouldn't come back until he finished his report in Tokyo.
Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, will return to China on1October 28th, ending his two-year and four-month term on 20 12 165438. Uichiro Niwa summed up the work of the ambassador on 26th. He said that his ambassadorial career began with the Diaoyu Islands issue and ended there.
Dan Yu described his short ambassadorial career as "beginning with the Diaoyu Islands issue and ending with it". He said that some people say that China and Japan are neighbors and neighbors can move, but China and Japan cannot move and must be friendly.
The term of office of Japanese ambassadors abroad is generally three years. The Japanese government originally planned to replace Ambassador Dan Yu in advance in September. However, due to the sudden death of Shinichi Nishimiya, the newly appointed ambassador to China, Dan Yu plans to hand over the work to the new ambassador, Masahiko Musi, on the 27th.
The vehicle was attacked
According to NHK, on August 27th, 20 12, the vehicle of Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa was attacked, and the Japanese flag decorated on the vehicle was taken away. Media calls for rational nationalism.
According to the news from the Japanese Embassy in China, Ambassador Dan Yu's vehicle was stopped by two cars on the inner ring line of Beijing at 4 pm Beijing time. A man got off one of the cars, took the Japanese flag from Ambassador Dan Yu's car and left. It is reported that Ambassador Dan Yu was not injured. The Japanese embassy is investigating the details further. * * * The same news agency also quoted the Japanese Embassy as saying that China regretted the attack.
Attitude towards Diaoyu Island
Uichiro Niwa, former ambassador to China, delivered a speech at the Japan Press Club in Tokyo on February 20th, 20th/KLOC-0th/2nd, criticizing the improper "nationalization" of Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government, saying that he did not understand the significance of the government's doing so. If the significance of diplomacy lies in safeguarding national interests, and national interests are national happiness, the nationalization of Diaoyu Island cannot make people happy. And said, "When I was in China, I thought, wouldn't it make things worse to do such a thing at this time?"
Dan Yu also pointedly pointed out that both during the Democratic Party's administration and during the House of Representatives election, all parties' remarks on the Diaoyu Islands issue were too stimulating and sharp. "These diplomatic speeches are all aimed at domestic politics, without considering whether other countries can accept and understand them." . This will only escalate the Diaoyu Islands issue.
When talking about the Diaoyu Islands issue, Dan Yu quoted the most talked-about "tipping point" as a metaphor for the 20 1 1 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant nuclear leakage incident. How to control this "tipping point" and prevent it from causing disaster is the most important thing. Therefore, what China and Japan should do most on the Diaoyu Islands issue is how to control this issue so that it does not exceed the "critical point" of bilateral relations, and this "critical point" refers to sending troops. When the two countries send troops, there is no way out.
Dan Yu emphasized that three things must be done to solve the Diaoyu Islands issue: First, stop the black-and-white debate; Second, admit that there is a "sovereignty dispute" on the Diaoyu Islands; Third, the two governments started negotiations on how to solve the Diaoyu Islands issue and improve relations.
Key person
Today, Sino-Japanese relations have risen to the brink of war because of the farce of Japanese politicians and extreme right forces illegally buying islands. At one time, Sino-Japanese relations were as close as an arrow, which could be launched at any time, causing great friction and triggering war.
This is not an alarmist. Although these two countries declared war on cubes. Where is the Sino-Japanese relationship going? I'm afraid Ambassador Dan Yu, who has been in China for many years, has the most say. From the viewpoint of Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa, we can see the trend of Sino-Japanese relations.
Unlike the silence when he was recalled to China in July for "gaffes", Yu Dan returned to his alma mater, Nagoya University, to give a speech on the 20th. According to Yonhap News Agency, when referring to the confrontation between Japan and China on the Diaoyu Islands issue, Yu Dan warned that the level of this confrontation is "completely different from the past, and it is necessary for Japan to strengthen its understanding." He said that he was very worried that in the worst case, the achievements of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China over the past 40 years would be destroyed.
Dan Yu said, "The atmosphere in Beijing is very tense, and neither the Japanese government nor the Japanese people feel the seriousness of the problem." He believes that after the change of the top leadership in China in June, the relationship between the two countries will not improve quickly in May 438+065438+10. Dan Yu also said in his speech that after the Japanese government announced the "nationalization" of Diaoyu Island, he was met with hostility from China people when he went out by car in Beijing. "The idea that Japan is a thief has taken root in the hearts of young people in China, which is very worrying." At the end of the speech, Dan Yu said that it is necessary for Japan to make practical efforts to improve its future relations with China.
Indeed, the Japanese war of aggression against China left China with unforgettable seeds of hatred from generation to generation. After decades of joint efforts by the leaders of the older generation of the two countries, Sino-Japanese relations have improved, but the scars have not been smoothed. Japanese politicians and extreme right forces wantonly provoke the Sino-Japanese conflict. What the younger generation in China learned in textbooks has taught Japanese politicians and the extreme right a vivid lesson. How can this prevent all Japanese people from calculating new and old hatred together?
As analyzed by the Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun, Ambassador Dan Yu showed not only a strong sense of crisis, but also a sense of anxiety in his speech. Although he said in his speech that "it is absolutely unnecessary for Japan to cede its territorial rights" and repeatedly mentioned "territorial issues", the Japanese government denied that there was a "territorial issue" with China. The Asahi Shimbun quoted Dan Yu as saying that he had conveyed his sense of crisis to Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko when he met him on June 5438+08. The Daily News reported that Dan Yu also mentioned the history of France and Germany in his speech, pointing out that "the leadership and trust of the heads of these two countries and the stable political situation have become a key for them to overcome the territorial issue. It is also necessary for Japan-China relations to create such an environment, which requires continuous efforts. "
Because of this, the Japanese government suddenly made a 180 degree turn. The Japanese government acknowledged the existence of a territorial dispute with China. Although it failed to meet China's sovereignty requirements, it bowed its head and took a step towards relaxation. In addition, China's joint military and ground exercises to deal with maritime emergencies forced the United States and Japan to give up the military island-seizing exercise in June 5438+065438+ 10, which showed that China's countermeasures were gradually effective.
To what extent can the Japanese government reflect, and is it really aware of the importance of "purchasing islands" on Sino-Japanese relations? This requires further observation by the people of China and the international community. However, I always believe that the United States and Japan are playing tricks and will not fundamentally reverse the deadlock in the continuous confrontation between China and Japan. If it is not handled well, it may get worse.
In a word, China expects Ambassador Dan Yu's suggestion to shake Japanese political arena, curb the anti-China arrogance of the extreme right forces to a certain extent, and hope that Sino-Japanese relations can turn the corner and move towards real relaxation. Where will Sino-Japanese relations go? This cannot be solved by China's wishful thinking. It depends on how the Japanese government's farce of "nationalizing" the Diaoyu Islands changes course and ends, and the initiative is in the hands of the Japanese government. China government and China people can only accompany us to the end! Peace-loving countries and people in the international community will wait and see!