On the morning of May 21, Vice President Katsuya Okada, who serves as the Countermeasures Headquarters Chair for the Myanmar Cyclone and Sichuan, China Earthquake, visited the Chinese Embassy in Motoazabu, Tokyo and handed over to Chinese ambassador Cui Tiankai a 2 million yen donation collected by diet members of the party for the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake.
Accompanying the visit to the embassy were the Chair of the National Rallying and Canvassing Committee (Countermeasures Headquarters, Secretary General) Sakihito Ozawa and International Department Director-General (Countermeasures Headquarters, Acting Chair) Tetsundo Iwakuni. Included among the contributors were six House of Councillors members of the Shinryokufukai group and one member of New Party Nippon.

Okada first expressed his sorrow by stating, "We offer our heartfelt condolences to the great many who have lost their lives." In response, Ambassador Cui expressed his gratitude: "We will deliver your condolences to the home country. Japan's aid will be used to help the disaster area to recover. It will greatly encourage the people there."

Furthermore, Okada referred to the party's efforts, saying "I was surprised the other day in Yurakucho, where there were so many one thousand yen bills among the contributions. The public's interest is incredibly high." Ambassador Cui stated, "I think this is evidence of the friendliness of the Japanese people towards China. This is the result of DPJ members' long-term efforts to promote friendly relations [between our two countries]." The ambassador then handed over a letter of gratitude to the Democratic Party of Japan.

(08/05/21)