China and Japan will hold their tenth strategic dialogue in Beijing on June 24, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said?on Friday.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka would head delegations to the dialogue, said Qin.

Qin said the two sides would exchange views in depth on bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues of common concern.

China and Japan have held nine rounds of strategic dialogue. The last round was held in Tokyo in January.

(Xinhua News Agency June 19, 2009)