Xi urges Japan's premier to take steps for better ties

At G20, he calls for sincerity on historical, Taiwan, Diaoyu issues

President Xi Jinping urged Japan to honor its word on issues related to history and Taiwan during his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday, which analysts said is a signal for Tokyo to take concrete and sincere steps to improve relations with Beijing.

Political trust is the premise of China-Japan relations, Xi told Abe during their meeting on Saturday at the G20 Summit in the German port city of Hamburg. Xi referred to the four political documents and the four-point agreement that serve as the guiding principles of bilateral ties on properly handling issues related to history and Taiwan, among others.