'Disturbance' only harms China, Japan

E. Asia should cooperate to overcome strife and regain momentum, senior official says

A senior Chinese official said neither Chinanor Japan benefits from increased tensions in the region and should strive to eliminate them through cooperation.

Fu Ying, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, made the comments at a Saturday luncheon of the 11th semiofficial Beijing-Tokyo Forum, an annual gathering.