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China, Japan hold high-level consultations on maritime affairs

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (UNI) China and Japan held the 17th round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Tokyo on Wednesday, exchanging in-depth views on maritime affairs and agreeing to make the East China Sea a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship.
Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry Hiroyuki Namazu co-chaired the 17th round of consultations of the High-level Consultation Mechanism on Maritime Affairs between China and Japan. Representatives of the departments related to maritime affairs from the two countries were present.
This round of consultations saw a plenary meeting and three working group meetings on maritime defense, maritime law enforcement and security, and the marine economy.
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