Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming(L) exchanges documents with his Japanese counterpart Toshihiro Nikai in Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2009. Chen Deming and Toshihiro Nikai exchanged views on various economic and trade issues and reached broad consensus on future cooperation.(Xinhua/Sun Wei) Photo Gallery>>>

    TOKYO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming met here on Sunday with his Japanese counterpart Toshihiro Nikai on various economic and trade issues and reached broad consensus on future cooperation.

    During their talks, the two ministers exchanged of views on such issues as cooperation on the protection of intellectual property, the promotion of the WTO Doha Round negotiation and the prevention of trade protectionism.

Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming(2nd, L) meets with his Japanese counterpart Toshihiro Nikai in Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2009. Chen Deming and Toshihiro Nikai exchangd views on various economic and trade issues and reached broad consensus on future cooperation.(Xinhua/Sun Wei) Photo Gallery>>>

    Chen said that with joint efforts from both sides, a favorable pattern with all-dimentional, in-depth and mutually beneficial and complementary features has been developed in China-Japan economic and trade cooperation.

    Faced with the grave challenges posed by the global financial crisis, the two countries need to made joint efforts to turn the "crisis" into an "opportunity", prevent the spread of trade protectionism, advance the WTO Doha Round negotiation and make positive contributions to Asia's economic stability and the world economic recovery, said Chen.

    Nikai, for his part, voiced his hope that the two sides will take concrete steps in a concerted effort to create a favorable commercial environment for enterprises of both countries to conduct cooperation in areas such as trade and investment.

    He said that Japan and China also need to further boost multilateral as well as regional economic cooperation to jointly tackle the financial crisis.

    Before their meeting, the two sides signed a memorandum on exchanges and cooperation on the protection of intellectual property between Chinese Commerce Ministry and Japanese Ministry of Economy, trade and industry.

    Chen is a key member of the Chinese delegation headed by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, who arrived here Saturday to attend the second China-Japan high-level economic dialogue.

    The dialogue, co-chaired by Wang and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, opened Sunday in the wake of the ministerial meeting.

    The dialogue mechanism, first held in Beijing in December 2007,was jointly launched by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during Wen's trip to Japan in April 2007. 

Japanese and Chinese delegation attend the second China-Japan high-level economic dialogue in Tokyo, capital of Japan, June 7, 2009. The second China-Japan high-level economic dialogue, co-chaired by Wang Qishan and Hirofumi Nakasone, opened here Sunday. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai) Photo Gallery>>>

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    TOKYO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The second China-Japan high-level economic dialogue, co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, opened here Sunday.

    Attended by senior officials of the two countries' relevant departments, the dialogue will touch upon a wide range of topics including energy conservation, environmental protection, finance, agriculture, trade and investment, intellectual property, information and communication, as well as disaster prevention and relief.  Full story

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    BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan left Beijing Saturday morning for Tokyo to attend the second China-Japan high-level economic dialogue, scheduled for June 7.

    Wang and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone will co-chair the dialogue. Senior officials of the two countries' relevant departments will attend the dialogue. Full story

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    At the meeting, scheduled for June 7 in Tokyo, the two sides would discuss energy conservation, environmental protection, finance, agriculture, trade and investment, intellectual property, information and communication, as well as disaster prevention and relief, said Chen.  Full story