China and Japan agreed in principle to set up a communication mechanism to cope with accidents on the East China Sea, a press release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said here Sunday.

China and Japan ended the two-day sixth round of East China Sea talks Sunday, but great differences still remain, according to the press release.

The talks ended Sunday noon at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Director of Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs Hu Zhengyue and head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Kenichiro Sasae attended the talks as top negotiators