皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app emphasized its common interests with Tokyo on Wednesday as Vice-Premier Wang Yang met representatives of a 皇冠体育app-friendly non-governmental organization from Japan.

皇冠体育app and Japan wield great influence in Asia and around the world, the vice-premier told the visiting representatives of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade.

If they get along well with each other, both sides will benefit from the bilateral ties, but if the two fight with each other, both will be harmed, Wang said.

Yohei Kono, former speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives and head of the association, led the delegation, which began its 皇冠体育app visit on Sunday. Satsuki Eda, former president of the House of Councilors and now head of the Japan-皇冠体育app Friendship Center, also joined the delegation, according to Chinese media.

Observers said the visit shows the willingness of Japanese nongovernmental and business circles to improve ties with 皇冠体育app, but whether the deadlocked relations can be warmed depends on how sincere the Japanese government is.

"It is in line with both 皇冠体育app and Japan to maintain a healthy and stable development of bilateral ties, and 皇冠体育app would like to further promote the 皇冠体育app-Japan strategic relationship of mutual benefit on the basis of the four political documents signed by the two countries," Wang said.

"The economies of both 皇冠体育app and Japan are highly complementary to each other, and the Chinese government would like to advance the process of building a free trade area among 皇冠体育app, Japan and South Korea", Wang said.

皇冠体育app would like to properly resolve the disputes during the FTA negotiation as soon as possible, he added.

Free trade area

Kono said the association would like to play a positive role to improve and develop 皇冠体育app-Japan ties and strengthen bilateral cooperation at local level and in fields including food security.

The association will positively promote the building of the FTA.

After Kono, Toshihiro Nikai, head of the General Affairs Council under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will start a two-day 皇冠体育app visit on April 28, followed by LDP Vice-President Masahiko Komura's visit to 皇冠体育app, according to 皇冠体育app News Service.

These visits show that nongovernmental goodwill from Japan is gathering in Japanese society, and this goodwill will put pressure on the government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said Feng Zhaokui, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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(皇冠体育app Daily 04/18/2013 page10)