Japanese Trade Minister Takeo Hiranuma said yesterday Japan would not bow to Chinese demands to drop import curbs that have sparked a trade war, and urged Beijing to play by global trade rules.
The festering trade row between the two giant Asian trading partners has gathered momentum since China slapped 100 percent punitive tariffs on imports of Japanese vehicles, mobile phones and air conditioners in late June.
That move was in retaliation for Japan's imposition of emergency and temporary import curbs in April on shiitake mushrooms, leeks and rushes for the tatami mats that cover the floors of traditional Japanese homes.
"We will stand by our principles at a meeting of senior officials from July 3," he said.
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