Its leaders have not forgotten the father, and the stripling 71-year-old son will get a warm welcome on a first official trip to Beijing in late December or early January.

• 由于“老”福田与中国的良好关系，71岁的“小”福田在他定于12月末或1月初的对北京的首次官方访问会受到热情的欢迎。