China And Japan: The Green Connection

China - Japan Cooperation

From Time Magazine:

An 11-story building in Beijing is one of the few places in China where you'll hear people speak fondly of Japan. Inside are the offices of the Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection, where experts study how Japan became one of the world's greenest countries, with the aim of applying those lessons and methods to China. "Japan, on an international level, is a responsible country," says the center's vice director, Xia Guang. "We recognize that Japan's work promoting environmental protection in China has real seriousness, and we thank the government and people of Japan."

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My Comment: China and Japan are the two main economic/military/political powers in Asia. They have historically been rivals, going to war against each other for centuries. The death toll runs in the tens of millions. Any action that will enhance trade and discussion between the two countries benefits everyone.