Business leaders to promote trust

Chinese and Japanese business heavyweights and former high-ranking officials agreed in Tokyo on Friday to help promote political mutual trust and economic reciprocity between the two countries.

In a joint statement, they committed to promoting dialogue between the two governments by developing non-government exchanges.

Fifty-four Chinese businesspeople and former senior officials, led by former vice-premier Zeng Peiyan, got together with their Japanese counterparts on Friday for the first round of their dialogue.