1. Japanese Business Federation Chairman Tsutsui Yoshinobu met with China's Ambassador Wu Jianghao, expressing hope for smooth economic relations and good ties between the two nations.
2. The meeting took place amid a cool period in Japan-China diplomatic relations due to comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae about a potential Taiwan emergency.
3. Tsutsui requested that Ambassador Wu allow a group of Japanese business leaders from the Japan-China Economic Association to visit Beijing as planned, in January 2026. The Chairman and Ambassador hold regular meetings, with this meeting being initiated by Ambassador Wu.