China positive about high-level visits with Japan, says FM spokesman

The Chinese government has a positive attitude about strengthening high-level visits between China and Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in Beijing Thursday.

In response to a question on when Chinese leaders will visit Japan, Liu said an agenda will be arranged through diplomatic channels.

China and Japan agreed to resume high-level visits during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China last October.

Liu said bilateral relations have improved since Abe's visit to China and the two sides are consulting on appropriate next steps.

"This year marks the 35th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties. We hope to take this opportunity to drive forward the friendship between the two countries and the development of China-Japan relations," he said.

Source: Xinhua