YOKOHAMA -- The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea issued a joint statement Friday opposing protectionism and promoting currency cooperation among Asian countries.
"We will resist all forms of protectionism," the officials said in a joint message issued after an hour-long meeting the same morning. "We agree that trade is one of the most important engines of economic growth and development, and contributes to improving productivity and creating jobs," the message read.
