China Vows Better Business Conditions, Top Japan Lobby Says

(Bloomberg) — China has pledged to improve the environment for foreign firms, the head of Japan’s biggest business lobby said after talks with Premier Li Qiang, a sign of Beijing’s latest effort to lift sentiment.

“It was a meaningful meeting,” Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, told reporters in Beijing.

Li talked about the friendship between Japan and China and said the Ministry of Commerce is leading efforts to improve business conditions, Tokura said.