China's and Japan's top leaders met in Belgium, indicating a thaw in relations since a diplomatic battle broke out last month over Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing captain off the disputed Diaoyu Islands.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan met Monday in Brussels, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.
They met in a corridor outside the conference venue after a working dinner and spoke for about 25 minutes.
During the dispute, China arrested four Japanese nationals, saying they were being investigated for illegally entering a Chinese military zone. China released three of the four Japanese last week, saying they had made admissions and expressed regret. China continues to hold the remaining Japanese national.
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MY OPINION, both China and Japan try to prove to each other how strong they are, they are deal with this problem without looking to the human rights. However, this case has a new horizon right now, both side start to meet each other using diplomatic dialogue indifferent country. I hope for them best progression in this case.
This is a very good news for the World, but I think this is not the end of Japan-China trouble. There is something more deep, more complex among them. The economic rivality and power in Asia are the two major causes of problems between China and Japan. Both of them are looking for influence in the zone. I really don't see a new horizon, I just think that they were trying to save the Forum.
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