Japan ties 'still relatively fragile'

Momentum has improved, but more needs to be done, vice-president says

Improved momentum in Sino-Japanese ties is "still comparatively fragile" although relations have improved in the past year, Vice-President Li Yuanchao told visiting senior Japanese politicians on Thursday.

The group, which arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, was led by Masahiko Koumura, vice-president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a frequent visitor to China.