On November 26, Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), met in Beijing with a delegation from Japan's Kansai business community led by Masayoshi Matsumoto, Chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) and Chairman of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd, and Shingo Torii, Chairperson of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and Vice Chairman of the Board, Suntory Holdings. Ren welcomed the delegation's attendance in the 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) and engaged in in-depth discussions on strengthening economic exchanges between China and Japan, jointly maintaining the stability and smoothness of the industrial and supply chains, expanding economic and trade cooperation, and organizing the China Pavilion at the Osaka Expo.

Chen Jian'an, Vice Chairman of the CCPIT attended the meeting.