On February 28, 2020 local time, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs, co-chaired the eighth high-level political dialogue between China and Japan in Tokyo with Shizumi Kitamura, director of the National Security Agency.

The two sides exchanged in-depth views on the preparations for President Xi Jinping's visit to Japan, and agreed to take the opportunity of implementing the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries as an opportunity to play the role of the high-level political dialogue mechanism between China and Japan, enhance political mutual trust, strengthen communication and coordination and cooperation, and further consolidate The relations between the two countries have improved their momentum of development and pushed China-Japan relations to a new level in the new era.

The dialogue coincided with the special moment when China and Japan were fighting against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and the two sides exchanged views on fighting the epidemic. Yang Jiechi said that under President Xi Jinping's personal guidance and personal deployment, China's domestic new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control work has achieved initial results, and the positive and positive situation is expanding, and economic and social development is accelerating. We will make overall plans for epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and ensure the completion of this year's set major goals of decisively building a well-off society in an all-round way and decisively fighting poverty.

Yang Jiechi pointed out that in the face of the epidemic, China and Japan have watched each other and overcome the difficulties together. I believe that after this epidemic test, friendship between generations will continue to become the common aspiration and action of the peoples of the two countries. Overcoming disease is at stake for the people of all countries. Strengthening global public health security governance and enhancing international coordination and cooperation are vital. Solidarity and cooperation are the most powerful weapons. China is willing to communicate closely with relevant countries including Japan, the World Health Organization and the international community, share experience in epidemic prevention, coordinate prevention and control measures, and better safeguard the health and well-being of the peoples of the two countries and the world.

Beicun spoke highly of China's resolute and powerful measures to combat the epidemic and achieved significant results, saying that China's experience in fighting the epidemic is of positive significance to Japan. Japan is willing to strengthen information sharing, experience exchange, and technical cooperation in the field of public health and safety with China to jointly safeguard international public health and safety.

The two sides agreed to strengthen scientific and technological innovation and third-party market cooperation to create a good business environment for each other's enterprises to invest in the other country.

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.