China summit first step to improved ties, says Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe

A 30-minute summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping was a “first step” on the road to improving relations between Asia’s two largest economies after years of hostility, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday.

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“It was the first step for improving ties by returning to mutually beneficial relations based on common strategic interests,” Abe told reporters in Beijing on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

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