China and Japan held an expanded ministerial meeting on Sunday, focusing on economic issues ranging from trade and investment to better protection of intellectual property rights, amid a dimming global growth outlook.

The high-level economic dialogue, led by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono, was held in Beijing at a time when the Asian powers are seeking to boost cooperation after years of political tensions.

Kono told Wang that both countries had the opportunity to “take charge of the economic field” during a period of global uncertainty.

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