Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a ceremony marking the anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and China as well as China's national day, in a display of his intent to improve delicate relations between the Asian neighbors.
Abe was the first Japanese leader to take part in the annual ceremony in more than a decade. He said he hoped Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Japan at the earliest possible date.
Abe told Chinese and Japanese guests that he hopes to
visit China and intends to host a Japan-China-South Korea
summit by the end of this year as part of deepening relations
with Beijing.