China Voices Condolences After Death of Former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa at 95
He is remembered for a pragmatic course that included restoring party ties with China in 1998.
Overview
- Jiji Press reported on December 30 that former Japanese Communist Party chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa has died at age 95.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry deputy spokesperson Lin Jian offered condolences at a Beijing press briefing on December 30.
- Fuwa led the 1998 normalization of relations between the Japanese and Chinese Communist parties after a rupture dating to the Cultural Revolution era.
- JCP chairman Kazuo Shii issued a statement mourning Fuwa as a major intellectual force and pledging to carry forward his aims.
- The party said it will accept condolences and a condolence book at its Tokyo headquarters in Shibuya on January 5 at 2 p.m.