Japan and China will hold a fresh round of negotiations in Tokyo next week on Beijing's admission to the World Trade Organization, government officials said Aug. 20.
The negotiations will be held from Aug. 27 through Aug. 29, and the Chinese delegation will be headed by Long Yongtu, an assistant foreign trade and economic cooperation minister, according to an official who requested anonymity.
"We hope the two countries will be able to effectively reach an agreement (on China's market-opening measures) before Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's visit to China early next month," one senior government official said.