Xi to 'seriously consider' Abe's invitation to visit - Japan spokesman
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will "seriously consider" Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's invitation to visit Japan, a Japanese government spokesman told reporters in Beijing.
"We need to nail down a date now," said Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura, following a summit between Abe and the Chinese president in China on Friday.
(Reporting by Norihiko Shirouzu; Writing by Ryan Woo; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)