Exclusive | How China plans to use infrastructure projects to build bridges with Japan
- Speaking ahead of Shinzo Abe’s visit to Beijing, the Chinese ambassador to Tokyo says both countries have a responsibility to promote globalisation
China’s ambassador to Japan has said the two nations can improve relations by cooperating on infrastructure projects in third countries.
Cheng Yonghua, speaking to the South China Morning Post ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Beijing later this week, said China and Japan should join forces to promote globalisation as the trade war with the US escalates.
Abe’s visit, which begins on Thursday, will be the first time a Japanese prime minister has visited China for seven years, but comes amid a growing rapprochement between the two sides. Closer cooperation on infrastructure projects will be a key item on the agenda.
The trip will include a forum of more than 1,000 business leaders and government officials, who Cheng said would discuss policy frameworks and key regions and industries where the two sides could cooperate.
The talks will also cover fields such as transport and logistics, energy and environmental protection, industrial upgrades and financing.