Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang reportedly said Wednesday that a ministerial-level economic dialogue with Japan should resume despite lingering bilateral tensions, referring to talks that have been frozen since August 2010.
Wang is one of China's four deputy premiers and oversees foreign trade. He was speaking during a meeting in Beijing with a Japanese business mission headed by Toyota Motor Corp. Honorary Chairman Fujio Cho, delegation members said.
Cho later told journalists he believes the ice has "started to thaw."