China, Japan Begin Negotiations on Trade DisputesChinese and Japanese officials began formal talks Tuesday afternoon in Beijing to try to resolve their trade disputes.The two sides will discuss the import tariffs imposed by Japan on three Chinese farm products and China's special tariffs on Japanese exports to China, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC). The Chinese delegation is led by Guo Li, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department of the MOFTEC. The Japanese delegation is led by Tanaka Kin, director-general of the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The negotiations are expected to last for two days. On April 23 this year, the Japanese side started temporary protective measures against three farm products, the green Chinese onion, fresh mushroom and tatami rushes, which are mainly imported from China. China announced on June 21 that from June 22, it would impose 100 percent punitive tariffs on imports of Japanese made automobiles, mobile phones and air conditioners in response to Japan's discriminative treatment of some Chinese export products. |
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