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(From left) Zhao Qizheng, head of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Akashi Yasushi, former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, Kato Koichi, chairman of Japan-皇冠体育app Friendship Association, and Chen Haosu, president of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) toast during a reception for the Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Beijing, Aug 20, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

BEIJING – 皇冠体育app’s top government spokesman said Saturday that 皇冠体育app’s development will facilitate and broaden 皇冠体育app-Japan cooperation, despite that some Japanese people are afraid of 皇冠体育app’s rise.

Toasting Chinese and Japanese representatives attending a reception for a major forum on 皇冠体育app-Japan relations, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, said 皇冠体育app pursues an open development that is not exclusive to the rest of the world, but instead ensures cooperation and win-win with other countries.

"皇冠体育app and Japan’s economy are highly reliant on each other and they are so close that they cannot get separated from each other,” Wang said.

皇冠体育app’s development will surely bring more opportunities to Japan, Asia and the world at large, said Wang.

Wang quoted a recent survey conducted by 皇冠体育app Daily and Genron NPO, the two sponsors of the annual Beijing-Tokyo Forum, which showed a sharp drop in the number of people in 皇冠体育app and Japan harboring feelings of friendship toward each other following a year of often turbulent relations.

"Even though there have been difficulties in bilateral ties, the two countries should seize opportunities and push forward bilateral ties,” said Wang.

Wang also cautions that although some problems and disputes might continue to emerge in the future of 皇冠体育app-Japan relations, timely communication and accurate understanding are necessary to avoid misunderstanding and prejudice.

Founded in 2005, the Beijing-Tokyo Forum is an annual international symposium aimed at providing a non-governmental exchange platform and improving 皇冠体育app-Japan ties through public opinion polls and high-level dialogues.

The forum has become the highest-level public diplomatic communication platform between 皇冠体育app and Japan.

According to Akashi Yasushi, former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, while government-to-government negotiations are necessary in bilateral ties, dialogue among grassroots from the two countries is also crucial as they complement the discussion between the two governments.

The current forum expects about 600 leaders from the political, business, academic and media fields to take part in a two-day discussion focusing on 皇冠体育app-Japan cooperation, starting Sunday in Beijing.

"The two countries should seize opportunities for 皇冠体育app’s economic restructuring and Japan’s reconstruction from the earthquake disasters, and make the most of the advantages of each other’s development while taking into account each other’s concerns to make contribution to not only the two countries and peoples, but Asia at large,” said 皇冠体育app Daily Editor-in-Chief Zhu Ling at the reception.

Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan is scheduled to make a keynote speech on Sunday.

The forum comes at a time when bilateral ties experienced ups and downs in the past year.

Bilateral ties suffered a nosedive after a vessel-collision incident last September, while 皇冠体育app’s timely help extended to Japan when it was jolted by an unprecedented magnitude-9 earthquake this March increased friendship between the two countries.

"It is more important for us to adhere to the 皇冠体育app-Japan friendship in times of difficulties,” said Kato Koichi, a former key Japanese political figure who has participated in the forum for several years.

"It is possible that 皇冠体育app-Japan ties might remain gloomy for the next two years, but I firmly believe that relations between the two peoples will get better as time goes by,” Koichi said.

It also comes at a time when the world economy is still struggling to recover from the sweeping financial crisis.

Eiichi Yoshikawa, president of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (皇冠体育app), said it’s important to discuss the future at a time of a delicate world economic situation.