Executive Vice President Weng Daokui Lectures at Peking University on New Japan-China Economic Cooperation

On Wednesday 6 November 2019, Weng Daokui, then Executive Vice President of the Association, gave a lecture titled "New Japan-China Economic Cooperation" at Peking University at the invitation of Professor Wang Xinsheng of the Department of History.

Background

The lecture formed part of Professor Wang's Japanese studies course on Japan and the Japanese. Mr Weng is an international partner at Vbest Law Office and, as a Chinese-qualified lawyer, a director of the Japan-China Investment Promotion Organization. He helped found the Association as a vice president in 2018.

Topics

• The rise of Chinese investment in Japan from 2016 onwards
• Changes in Japan-China economic relations and in Japan's investment strategy towards China since 2001, traced through his own study, career and business in Japan
• Investing in Japan and the Japanese culture of craftsmanship
• Case studies from more than ten years of legal practice in cross-border investment
• The outlook for a new era of Japan-China investment and cooperation

Response

Students engaged actively in discussion and gained a deeper understanding of Japan-China economic relations. Mr Weng invited them to visit Japan the following year to see bilateral business cooperation first-hand. Professor Wang praised the lecture and said he hoped to hold similar sessions every year.