Japan and China agreed to bolster economic and financial cooperation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday, as U. S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist stance and tension over North Korea weigh on Asia’s growth outlook.
Japan and China agreed to bolster economic and financial cooperation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday, as U. S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist stance and tension over North Korea weigh on Asia’s growth outlook.
Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie, who missed a trilateral meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on Friday for an emergency domestic meeting, had flown in for the talks with Aso, seeking to dispel speculation his absence had any diplomatic implications.
“We actively exchanged views on economic and financial situations in Japan and China and our cooperation in the financial field, ” Aso told reporters after the meeting, which included senior finance ministry and central bank officials.
