Experts vow to boost mutual trust between China, Japan

CHANGSHA - Prominent policymakers and think tanks from China and Japan on Tuesday vowed to boost trust in political and security affairs and public diplomacy.

Hunan province and Japan's Tokushima Prefecture also signed an agreement on Monday to mark the establishment of their official friendship at the third annual meeting of the Fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship, an advisory panel to both governments.

The committee recommended that government and powerful political figures from both sides make a greater effort to view their counterparts in an objective way and "handle issues concerned properly".