The 35th anniversary of Japan-China peace and friendship treaty passed quietly Monday, with no official events to mark the occasion as relations remain frayed by the Senkaku Islands territorial dispute.
A two-day forum of about 100 experts from the two countries had been scheduled to be held in Beijing, but it was postponed at China's request.
The annual forum has been jointly organized by the Japanese nonprofit think tank Genron NPO and the state-controlled China Daily newspaper since 2005.