Li calls for fourth-party cooperation with Japan, ROK

Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that China, Japan and the Republic of Korea should work to explore fourth-party markets under the model of "China-Japan-ROK plus X" to promote faster development in East Asia.

During the seventh China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting, Li said the large number of Asian countries have disparity in their developments. China, Japan and ROK, as leading economies in Asia, should combine their advantages in equipment, capital and technologies to carry out joint projects in production capacity, poverty alleviation, disaster management and environmental protection, he said.