'Constructive ideas' on thorny issues needed
[2013-10-20 23:59]Experts from China and Japan are calling for "constructive" grass-roots dialogues to inspire the two governments to repair strained relations.
China responds to Japan officials' shrine visit
Major issues in China-Japan relations
High-level visits between China and Japan
[2013-10-18 12:51]VIP visits between China and Japan over the past 40 years.
Major issues in China-Japan relations over the past 40 years
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1970s - Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations
1980s - Considerable progress made in Sino-Japanese relations
1990s - Bilateral structural change and warmer economic exchanges
Early 2000s - Cooling down
2005-2010 - Revival of Sino-Japanese relations
2010-now - Deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations
ASEAN welcomes Japan's stronger involvement in bloc
[2013-10-09 15:26]Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said Wednesday that ASEAN welcomes "ever stronger Japanese involvement" in the 10-nation bloc.
Japan's PM to attend APEC, ASEAN meetings
[2013-10-02 09:32]Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will kick off a five-day overseas trip from Oct 6 to Indonesia and Brunei to attend meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Sincere moves needed to jumpstart China-Japan relations
[2013-09-18 17:30]There is no month like September that witnessed so many major events on the bumpy road of China-Japan relations.
Japanese intransigence blocks progress
[2013-09-11 07:54]Barring a change of mind on the part of the Japanese government, the territorial issue surrounding China's Diaoyu Islands seems unlikely to be resolved anytime soon.
Xi warns Abe over Diaoyu Islands
[2013-09-07 03:12]Japan should handle sensitive issues including the Diaoyu Islands in a correct way to control divergence and seek a resolution, Chinese President Xi said.
Xi explains China's stance on Japan ties to Abe
[2013-09-06 06:44]President Xi Jinping expounded China's principled stance and pointed out that China-Japan ties are facing grave difficulties, while briefly talking to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
No China-Japan summit as Tokyo lacks sincerity
Tokyo's lack of sincerity means no China-Japan summit at G20
[2013-09-05 17:27]With both Chinese and Japanese leaders gathering in the Russian city of St Petersburg for a G20 summit on Thursday, curiosity arose over the possibility of a sideline contact between the two neighboring countries.
China urges Japan to earn international trust
[2013-09-03 18:50]China on Tuesday urged Japan to honor its commitment of reflecting on its history of invasion and take concrete actions to gain the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community.
Japanese politicians visit to fix relations
[2013-08-31 01:50]A visiting former Japanese lower house speaker, meeting with China's top political adviser on Friday, emphasized the urgency of repairing the strained Sino-Japanese relationship.No plan for China-Japan meeting