It beat 11 other words to represent the spirit of the China-Japan-South Korea trilateral cooperation.
Participants perform traditional calligraphy during the annual New Year's calligraphy contest at the Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo. Photo: AP
"The reason why people picked the word"Hehe" is because people hope the trilateral cooperation among the three countries will contribute to common prosperity and harmony in East Asia," TCS Deputy Secretary-General Sakata Natsuko said at the announcing ceremony. The campaign that ran from Dec 1 to Dec 31, 2022 received about 1,000 votes from the general public of the three countries. After the first round of voting, experts from the three countries reviewed the result and listed 12 candidates.
TCS Secretary-General Ou Boqian told Xinhua that"Hehe," a word used by China, Japan and South Korea, means"peace, harmony and amity," and embodies the aspirations of the people of the three countries for regional peace, harmonious coexistence and joint prosperity amid profound changes taking place in the international landscape.
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