Premier expects to "melt ice" during Japan tour

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gives an interview to 16 Japanese news organizations in Beijing prior to his upcoming visit to Japan, April 4, 2007.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has a group photo taken with Japanese journalists in Beijing, April 4, 2007. Premier Wen gave an interview to 16 Japanese news organizations in Beijing, prior to his upcoming visit to Japan. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday said he expected his Japan visit next week to be a success, but said that he hoped there would be no further visits to the Yasukuni shrine by Japanese leaders.