Japan has extradited the former head of a Chinese state-owned enterprise wanted on corruption charges, Xinhua news agency reported on today.
Yuan Tongshun, former head of a state firm in the northeastern city of Dalian, was suspected of embezzling public money, the report said, without naming his firm or the amount he stole.
In response to a request by the Chinese government, Japanese prosecutors detained Mr Yuan in March and he was sent back to China after a decision from Japan's high court.
Ties between China and Japan have been warming over the past year, but are still strained by issues stemming from Japan's past militarism and disputes over territory and energy resources.
Some countries do not extradite Chinese citizens back to China because of its use of the death penalty and concerns about a lack of due process in its legal system.