
Beijing has agreed to let the Japanese Business Federation (Keidanren) send a larger delegation to China next month, but observers warn that 'hot economics and cold politics' will continue to define the strained China-Japan relationship.
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China and Japan have a strained relationship marked by economic interdependence and political tensions, including historical disputes and regional security concerns.
Beijing’s decision to allow a bigger Japanese business delegation to go to China next month may be cause for some optimism but “hot economics and cold politics” will continue to dominate the strained relationship between the two countries, observers say.
Kyodo news agency reported this week that Beijing had agreed to allow the Japanese Business Federation – the country’s most influential business lobby, also known as Keidanren – to expand its delegation coming to China next month.

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