State Councilor Dai Bingguo described the Seventh Beijing-Tokyo Forum, which concluded on Monday, as a big success.
China and Japan lack mutual trust in political and security affairs, a senior Chinese diplomat warned while addressing a forum on China-Japan ties.
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Japan should not take China's development of its first aircraft carrier as threat, Japan's former defense chief said at a forum in Beijing on Sunday afternoon.
"China-Japan relations are not only bilateral but also have wide implications over regional and world affairs that demand a global perspective to develop ties."
Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, said China and Japan should deepen exchanges as China’s growth can provide historical opportunities to its neighbor.
Japan will facilitate visits from more Chinese tourists and regard it an important base for mutual understanding, said Renhō, a member of the Upper House of the Diet of Japan.
Zhao Jiaqi, president of Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said Beijing hopes to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Tokyo in a broad range of areas.
The theme of this year's forum is "The Future of Asia and China-Japan Cooperation in Economic Reshaping". Aircraft carrier 'poses no threat'
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A fishing boat collision in waters off the Diaoyu Islands remains a major obstacle in cementing Sino-Japanese ties, according to a public opinion poll.
Chinese and Japanese people lack direct knowledge of each other, according to a poll, and analysts say this indicates much can be gained by encouraging people-to-people exchanges.
There has been a sharp drop in the number of people in China and Japan harboring feelings of friendship toward the other country following a year of often turbulent relations, according to a poll conducted simultaneously in both countries.