A delegation from the Japan Association for Promotion of International Trade, chaired by former Foreign Minister Iwaya Tsuyoshi (岩屋 毅), which aims to improve relations through dialogue, has arrived in Beijing. Around 50 executives and other representatives of Japanese companies are taking part, and the delegation will remain through the 30th while seeking meetings with senior officials.
A delegation from the Japan Association for Promotion of International Trade, chaired by former Foreign Minister Iwaya Tsuyoshi (岩屋 毅) of the Liberal Democratic Party, visited China and arrived at an airport in Beijing on the 27th. Around 50 people from Japanese companies and other organizations are taking part in the delegation.
The delegation's stated objectives are to seek a path toward improving relations through dialogue and to facilitate and develop economic exchanges.
The delegation is scheduled to remain through the 30th and has indicated its intention to seek meetings with senior officials.
Upon departure, Iwaya Tsuyoshi (岩屋 毅) stressed that the delegation's primary objective was to facilitate and develop economic exchanges between Japan and China.
The visit comes against a backdrop of cooling Japan-China relations, but the delegation is visiting China as a representative of Japan's economic organizations.