Fukuda brings new warmth to China-Japan ties
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China and Japan made no major breakthroughs in resolving a row over natural resources in the East China Sea on Friday, but a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signaled a new warmth in bilateral relations.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (è¡é¦æ¿¤) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi both congratulated US President George W. Bush yesterday on his re-election and said they were looking forward to better relations with Washington.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda played a friendly game of catch on his visit to China on Saturday, a symbol of warming ties between the North Asian rivals despite an intractable row over gas resources in disputed waters.
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Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries' warmer ties.
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TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister Shinzo Abe pledged to repair tattered relations with China, bolster his country's long-standing alliance with the United States, and overhaul the pacifist constitution after cruising to an easy victory yesterday in a parliamentary vote.
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TOKYO  - Japan took up with China the issue of a suspicious submarine that intruded into its waters amid alarm in Tokyo that the vessel was a show of strength from its neighbour and growing competitor.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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China will strengthen ties with foreign partners to revitalize the economy in Northeast China and to further co-operation in Northeast Asia, a senior official said.
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China overtook the United States as Japan's largest trading partner last year, the latest sign of Beijing's rising economic clout and the role that the booming Chinese market plays in boosting the global economy.
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Japan said China apologized on Tuesday  for the intrusion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters  last week in a gesture that defuses a dispute and may open the  way for a bilateral summit this week.
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The second-ranking U.S. diplomat welcomed his Chinese counterpart to the State Department on Wednesday for two days of talks meant to ease tensions and strengthen ties between the world's strongest power and its fastest-growing upstart.
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Japan formally invites China's top two leaders to visit next spring in the latest effort to mend damaged ties.
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Despite a thriving economic partnership, political ties between Japan and China are at their lowest ebb in years. The two countries are locked in disputes over World War II history, natural gas exploration and now a bold incursion by a Chinese nuclear submarine.
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A rare visit to Japan by a Chinese defense minister has done little to erase mutual suspicion over the Asian rivals' military ambitions, despite his assurances that Beijing poses no threat, Japanese media said on Friday.
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TOKYO, Sept. 26 -- After easily winning election in votes by parliament, Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, pledged Tuesday to repair tattered relations with China, bolster his country's long-standing alliance with the United States and overhaul the pacifist constitution.
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Taiwan welcomed yesterday Japan&#39;s decision to issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ), while China demanded Japan rescind the move and warned bilateral ties would worsen if Lee was allowed to visit.
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China and India have agreed to deepen defence cooperation during a visit by Indian army chief NC Vij, Chinese state media have reported, a sign of warming relations between the giant neighbours and former foes.