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Nov 04, 2012 - Page 8　News List  Editorial: Closer ties with
Japan exigent  Facing the same challenges of a stronger China in
Asia and a weakening economy at home, a Japanese trade group
said on Friday that Taiwan and Japan should forge a closer
relationship and establish a free-trade pact to benefit the two
countries. The suggestions came from an annual white paper
released by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in
Taipei and indicate that Taiwan and Japan need to tackle the
problem of China’s growing economy together.  Other suggestions
in the paper were that Taiwan should speed up follow-up
negotiations with China over the cross-strait Economic
Cooperation Framework Agreement, sign more free-trade pacts with
other regional economies and develop a more friendly environment
for Japanese businesses in Taiwan.  The Japanese trade group has
the same stance as its US and European counterparts: All of them
hope the Taiwanese government can