Tokyo Beijing Forum : How to inspire trust among arch-rivals?

Plenary session 

Certainly the most important public gathering between Chinese and Japanese VIPs diplomats, politicians and scholars, military and business leaders, media and artists. The opening session started with speeches from Japan foreign minister Kishida, ex PM Fukuda and ex UN official Yasushi Akashi currently iHouse Pt facing them several top envoys from Beijing attending today and Monday Genron NPO organised "Tokyo Beijing Forum" 10th Edition. Hotel Okura, Tokyo.

China sees US JAPAN alliance as tool to surround China" a Beijing VIP panelist said and "called Tokyo and Beijing to avoid security crisis. If both countries fail in their collaboration and peace the conclusion is obvious." A Chinese panelist Mr Wei demanded to Japanese officials not to go to Yasukuni Shrine.

Hot atmosphere.

In their debate facing public, panelists consider China and Japan should acknowledge divergences and make efforts to have the coming Apec summit held with success.

At Tokyo Beijing Forum", both countries send their officials to cool down frictions climate (Cold War alike) between them since ex PM Noda nationalised the Senkaku Diaoyu islands. Chinese are on the defensive instructed by the top Beijing authorities, commented a well informed source.

Japanese journalists have a tendency to debate with arrogance or are they just shy facing younger Chinese journalists?

Lots of exchanges. Sometimes aggressive sometimes condescending, Chinese see US-Japan alliance as tool to surround china" a Chinese VIP panelist say and "call Japan and China to avoid security crisis. If both countries fail in their collaboration and peace the conclusion is obvious." A Chinese panelist Mr Wei also calls Japanese officials not to go to Yasukuni Shrine.

In conclusion, panelists consider China and Japan should acknowledge divergences and make efforts to have the coming Apec summit held with success.

Trade reduced between China Japan. Japan is just the fifth trading partner and maybe become sixth if Korea takes over the fifth rank. Economy and trade difficulties between Japan and China seen here as cause of very serious concerns and aggravated relationship for all Asia.

At least Chinese and Japanese talk with gravity of their situation as two superpowers the 2nd and 3 rd economic powers.

Yasushi Akashi (R) - Joel Legendre (L)

"Impression that the path is very fragile between a free Japanese society and a repressive centralised China. Good manners are not always very well practiced by visiting Chinese officials and media and Japanese diplomats look a bit too shy" one participant commented...