He hoped that with China's domestic demand market expanding and upgrading, entrepreneurs of the two countries could seize the opportunity, strengthen cooperation and push bilateral economic and trade relations to a new level.
Fukuda said that economic and trade frictions between China and the United States has a big impact on Japan and cannot be ignored. As the world's second and third largest economies, China and Japan should further deepen mutual understanding and resolve issues through various dialogue platforms.
The dialogue also covered such topics as cooperation in third-party markets, environmental governance, dealing with aging societies, and promoting innovation and industrial cooperation.
The two sides issued a joint statement after the dialogue, expressing the willingness to uphold the rules-based multilateral trading system and promote the reform of the World Trade Organization to adapt to the changing global economic situation.
Both sides agreed that in order to solve the problems faced by both countries, such as aging society and environmental protection, they should establish all-round partnership with involvement of government, industries and individuals, and enhance coordination and cooperation in the fields of medical care, health care, energy conservation, environmental protection and ecological civilization construction, make contribution to the achievement of the sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations.
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