On April 3, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Naoto Kan in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai.

Wen said the world now faced a critical period of coping with the international financial crisis, and it was very important for the Asian economies to recover first. Japan had advanced technology in energy-saving environmental protection, green economy, modern manufacturing and services, and China had a huge market demand, he noted. Wen hoped the companies from both sides would draw on their respective strengths, expand trade and mutual investment and promote new growth. "We should seize the opportunities to enhance coordination and cooperation and properly resolve relevant problems through bilateral, regional and international cooperation mechanisms, so as to promote the constant development of bilateral strategic and mutually beneficial relations," Wen said.

Kan applauded China's effective measures to cope with the international financial crisis, saying that the Japanese government attached great importance to the Japan-China strategic and mutually beneficial relationship. Japan would increase cooperation with China in the process of implementing new growth strategies, to create a win-win situation and achieve mutual benefit, Kan noted.