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China calls on Japan to create good tone for meeting

[2014-11-08 16:37]

China said on Saturday it hopes Japan can create a favorable atmosphere for an expected meeting between the two countries' leaders.

Chinese, Japanese ministers to meet at APEC

[2014-11-07 18:53]

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng will meet with their Japanese counterparts Fumio Kishida and Yoichi Miyazawa on the sidelines of the ongoing APEC Ministerial Meeting.

China, Japan reach four-point agreement on ties

[2014-11-07 16:52]

The two sides agree to resume political, diplomatic and security dialogue while acknowledging different positions on the Diaoyu Islands.

China renovates Unit 731 site

[2014-11-05 19:54]

China began to renovate the former headquarters site of the notorious Japanese army unit 731 in the northeastern city of Harbin on Wednesday.

Japan to be 'respected guests' at APEC

[2014-10-30 05:29]

China will extend a hospitable welcome to all visiting APEC leaders amid global media speculation concerning whether the leaders of China and Japan will meet one-on-one.

China, Japan set up foundation to aid chemical weapon victims

[2014-10-28 21:52]

China and Japan set up a foundation on Tuesday to aid Chinese victims of chemical bombs abandoned by Japanese troops during World War II.

China voices concern for Japan's denial of 'comfort women' enslavement

[2014-10-23 10:11]

China voiced severe concern over the Japanese government's denial of recruiting wartime "comfort women" on Wednesday, urging the country to seriously honor its commitments to reflect on its aggressive past.

New visits to shrine obstacle to relations

[2014-10-18 05:56]

Beijing expressed to Tokyo its "serious concerns and firm opposition" Friday after more than 100 Japanese lawmakers made a pilgrimage to the shrine that honors Class-A war criminals from World War II.

Japan's actions jeopardize ties with China, report says

[2014-10-18 05:45]

Japan's anxiety, suspicion and fear over China's rise will influence the future development of Sino-Japanese relations, according to scholars of Fudan University in Shanghai in a report released on Friday.

Li, Abe didn’t hold meeting

[2014-10-18 00:08]

Premier Li Keqiang did not meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the Asia-Europe Meeting summit, a Chinese official said.

Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine

[2014-10-17 09:06]

About 110 Japanese lawmakers from a nonpartisan group on Friday visited the notorious Yasukuni Shrine as it kicks off a four-day autumn festival.

Hope for thaw in frosty relations

[2014-10-02 18:45]

Ningbo, a port city in East China, has been selected by the public-private Cool Japan Fund as one of the four destinations for its first round of investment of roughly 60 billion yen ($547 million).