On October 16, the 568th meeting of DPJ Standing Officers Council announced the new line-up for the Japan-China Exchange and Discussion Mechanism, details as follows:

Chair:
Azuma Koshiishi (Secretary General)

Deputy Chair:
Jun Azumi (Acting Secretary General)

Vice Chairs:
Goshi Hosono (Policy Research Committee Chair), Kazunori Yamanoi (Diet Affairs Committee Chair), Yasuo Ichikawa (Deputy Secretary General, Secretary General of DPJ House of Councillors Caucus), Ritsuo Hosokawa (Acting Policy Research Committee Chair), Tenzo Okumura (Acting Diet Affairs Committee Chair)

Chief Secretary:
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Administration Committee Chair)

Deputy Chief Secretary:
Takeaki Matsumoto (Deputy Secretary General)

Secretary General:
Koji Matsui (Chief Vice Secretary General)

Vice Secretaries-General:
Ryuzo Sasaki (Senior Vice Secretary General), Takashi Shinohara (Senior Vice Secretary General), Kaname Tajima (Senior Vice Secretary General)