Japan and China will hold their first bilateral financial dialogue in two years, to discuss risks to Asia's economic outlook, such as the protectionist policies advocated by U.S. President Donald Trump and tension over North Korea. <br/><br/>Japanese Finance Ministry Officials said, Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will discuss issues ranging from North Korea's nuclear and missile program to the two countries' economic outlook and financial cooperation. <br/><br/>They said the meeting will be held later today in Yokohama, on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting. Relations between Japan and China have been strained over territorial rows and Japan's occupation of parts of China in World War Two, though leaders have recently sought to mend ties through dialogue.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Finance officials from Japan, China and South Korea yesterday agreed to resist all forms of protectionism, taking a stronger stand than G20 major economies against the protectionist policies advocated by Trump.