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TOKYO, April 14-- The upcoming China-Japan high-level economic dialogue is expected to consolidate the warming-up of bilateral ties, experts said. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Japan from Sunday to Tuesday and co-chair the fourth high-level economic dialogue between China and Japan with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono. Atsushi Kouketsu, emeritus professor of Yamaguchi University, said improving China-Japan relationship is indispensable for the stability and prosperity of Asia. It is in the interests of the people in both countries as well as the region, he said. Kouketsu said the current warming-up trend in the bilateral ties should be cherished by both countries. Further improvement of the relationship needs joint efforts by both sides, especially the Japanese Government. He called for further action from both sides, including holding high-level meetings as well as people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Jin Jianmin, a senior fellow at Fujitsu Research Institute in Tokyo, said that over the past 40 years since China's reform and opening up, economic ties between the two countries have been developing fast despite ups and downs in their political relationship. Japan has been sharing the fruits of China's development and providing support through trade, investment and technology exchanges. As this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, it could be a new starting point for the two countries to launch a new edition of win-win cooperation, he said. | 
