Japan's Abe eyes fresh start for China ties, plans visit this year

Reuters

9 May 2018 at 4:47 am

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the start of their bilateral talks at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Japan May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool

Kindergarten pupils wave national flags as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reviews the guard of honour with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a welcoming ceremony before their bilateral talks at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Japan May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said he wanted to mark a fresh start for ties with China and planned a visit to the country this year.

"I want to raise Japan-China relations to a new level," Abe said ahead of a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Li referred to an improvement in relations between the two nations, saying, "Blue skies are appearing."

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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Japan's Abe eyes fresh start for China ties, plans visit this year

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the start of their bilateral talks in Tokyo

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