Recently, Beijing played host to an exchange meeting between the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China and a visiting Japanese business delegation. During the meeting, both sides engaged in detailed discussions focusing on pivotal topics such as the digitization of the manufacturing industry and the advancement of smart manufacturing. Vice Minister Xiong Jijun highlighted that China is rapidly progressing in promoting new-type industrialization, thereby presenting fresh opportunities for enterprises from various nations, including Japan. He emphasized that China and Japan harbor significant potential for collaboration in emerging industries and expressed China's willingness to collaborate with Japan to foster open cooperation, uphold the stability of the global free trade system, industrial chain, and supply chain, ultimately achieving mutual benefits.