China and Japan on Wednesday vowed to strengthen mutually
beneficial cooperation in various fields in efforts to forge
strategic relationship, according to a Sino-Japanese joint press
communique.
In the communique issued after talks between visiting Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, both
sides agreed to boost cooperation in environmental protection
including prevention of water and air pollution, and to cope with
climate change as well as acid rain and sand storms.
Both sides will enhance cooperation in the fields of energy
saving, coal, nuclear energy and carry out cooperation on the
sustainable development of forests.
The two sides also reached agreement to actively cooperate in
agriculture.
In the area of medicine, the two sides agreed to promote the
idea of carrying out medical cooperation focusing on the fight
against cancer and new strains of flu.
The two sides also agree to strengthen dialogue and cooperation
in the field of intellectual property rights on the basis of mutual
respect and mutual benefit.
Both countries will also strengthen cooperation in financing and
financial supervision as well as in the judicial area.
Premier Wen arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for a three-day
official visit which he has described as an "ice thawer" in
Sino-Japanese ties following the "ice-breaking" trip by his
Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to China last October.
Prior to his Japanese tour, Wen paid a two-day official visit to
South Korea.
(Xinhua News Agency April 12, 2007)
