On August 28, 2010, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Okada Katsuya, who is here in Beijing for the China-Japan high-level economic dialogue.

Yang said that the third China-Japan high-level economic dialogue co-chaired by Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Japanese Foreign Minister Okada Katsuya is of great significance to planning for and enhancing bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the post-financial crisis era. China attaches great importance to the dialogue and believes that it will have significant impact on pushing for sustained and in-depth development of strategic reciprocal relations between the two countries.

Katsuya said that he was very glad to come to China for the third China-Japan high-level economic dialogue. Japan is ready to have candid and in-depth discussions with the Chinese side on the international economic and financial situation as well as bilateral economic and trade cooperation in a bid to further enrich the strategic reciprocal relations between the two countries.

The two foreign ministers exchanged views on further advancing high-level exchanges, cultural and people-to-people contacts, as well as on international and regional issues of common concern. They agreed the second meeting of the Fifth China-Japan Friendship Committee for the 21st Century will be held in Tokyo and Niigata, Japan from October 30 to November 3.