Experts suggest ways to ease tension

Editor's note: China Daily and Japan's Genron NPO think tank co-hosted a preparatory meeting on Sunday in Beijing for the 10th Beijing-Tokyo Forum, an annual event which is expected to take place in late September. China Daily talked to six prominent figures at the meeting for their insights on the Sino-Japanese relationship.

Q1: What are your evaluations and expectations of the 10-year-old Beijing-Tokyo Forum?

Q2: What are the deeper causes of the current tension and are there any differences from previous strains in ties?