On October 15, Gan Shaoning, deputy director general of China's State Intellectual Property Office, met in Beijing with Tang shangwufu, the outgoing director of the Beijing Representative Office of Japan's Trade Promotion Agency (JETRO), and Takashima Longyou, the new director. Gan Shaoning said that JETRO Beijing Representative Office has been participating in the daily coordination and important activities of China's State Intellectual Property Office and Japan's licensing office for many years, and has made an important contribution to Sino Japanese intellectual property cooperation. Gan Shaoning expressed his gratitude to Tang shangwufu for his positive contribution to the coordination and promotion of the cooperation between China and Japan during his tenure as director of JETRO Beijing Representative Office. He hoped that Takashima Longyou would support the cooperation between China and Japan as always. Tang shangwufu and Takashima Longyou introduced the intellectual property work currently being carried out by JETRO Beijing Representative Office, and expressed their expectation of further cooperation with the State Intellectual Property Office of China. (reporter Li Qian, Zeng Jia)