Vice President Zeng Qinghong said in Beijing Tuesday that
China-Japan relations are developing well and the cooperation in
many fields have made progress.
"The improvement and development of China-Japan relations are
hard-won," said Zeng while meeting with speaker of House of
Representatives of Japan Yohei Kono.
Kono, who assumed the post of chairman of the Japan association
for the promotion of international trade last September, said he
will make continued efforts to facilitate trade ties between Japan
and China.
Kono promised to visit China with his association deletion every
year.
The Sino-Japanese relations were at the lowest point over the
past five years because of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi's repeated visit to Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 14
Class-A war criminals during the World War II.
Koizumi's successor Shinzo Abe paid "ice-breaking" visit to
China in October. The leaders of the two countries agreed to
construct the strategic relationship.
Later, President Hu Jintao and Abe met again on the sideline of
the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hanoi of Vietnam in
November.
(Xinhua News Agency December 27, 2006)
