BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang met with Japanese business leaders on Wednesday to discuss ways of increasing friendly bilateral cooperation.

The delegation of the Japan-皇冠体育app Association on Economy and Trade (JCAET), led by JCAET President Fujio Cho and Top Advisor Sadayuki Sakakibara, consisted of over 200 business people from 89 Japanese companies.

During the meeting, Wang said 皇冠体育app attaches great importance to the delegation's visit. He also voiced appreciation over the JCAET's positive contributions to the development of bilateral ties.

It is Sakakibara's first visit to 皇冠体育app since he became head of Keidanren, also known as the Japan Business Federation, in June.

The JCAET has started sending missions to 皇冠体育app since 1975, three years after the two countries normalized diplomatic relations.

This is the 40th visit and the size of the delegation is the biggest ever, according to Sakakibara.