China and Japan were not on speaking terms, so trade between them had to be channeled through a neutral middleman.
A neutral middleman facilitated trade between China and Japan.
China and Japan were openly trading because they were on speaking terms.
The group is looking at the colors on a screen.
Mayor, we have no interest in speaking to you.
The child is touching a kite.
Women are performing something
A monk cleaning a courtyard.
The advertising mail volumes in the analysis don't include business bill pay