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Liu Yongqing with husband President Hu Jintao, Japanese Premier Yasuo Fukuda with wife Kiyoko Fukuda. (Image: China News Service)
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China, Japan: A new starting point?
"China will work together with Japan to open up new prospects for comprehensively pushing forward their strategic and mutually beneficial relations." CRI Nordic
"The fact of the visit is probably more significant than any specific agreement that will be announced during the visit." CNN
Chinese President Hu Jintao traveled to Japan this week on a mission to re-establish ties after five years without high-level exchanges. Is this a new starting point for Sino-Japanese relations?
The warm ambiance of the visit was highlighted from the get-go with China offering to lease two giant pandas to Japan for joint research, according to Xinhua. On the second day of the visit, President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signed a historical joint statement, with focus on the promotion of Sino-Japanese relations and world peace, the BBC writes. The two heads of state also agreed to set up a mechanism for regular visits between leaders of the two countries, CRI Nordic writes. According to a statement from Japan's foreign ministry, the two sides are also expected to sign a joint statement on climate change before the end of Hu Jintao's five-day visit, Al Jazeera writes. However, any major agreements on key divisive issues, such historical events or the East China Sea gas field are not to be expected, CNN speculates.
The nature of the presidential visit shows that Japan and China have started to put more emphasis on their specific national interests, rather than on philosophical issues, Japan Today writes. This view is echoed by Mainichi Daily News in an article saying that China is well aware of how vital it is to strengthen ties with Japan in order to achieve its goal of a harmonious society. Is this the start of a new era in Sino-Japanese relations?
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| China | Europe | North-America | From elsewhere |
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| Hu, Fukuda Discuss Closer Bilateral Ties CRI Nordic - 7th May 2008 Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda held talks on furthering the strategic and mutually beneficial relations. Chinese, Japanese Leaders Agree to Pay Regular Visits CRI Nordic - 7th May 2008 Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda agreed Wednesday to establish a mechanism for a regular exchange of visits between leaders of the two countries. Chinese president: China to continue along path of peaceful development Xinhua - 8th May 2008 China will continue its progress along the path of peaceful development, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said. China to Offer Giant Pandas to Japan for Joint Research Xinhua - 7th May 2008 China is to offer a pair of giant pandas to Japan for joint research. |
Landmark China-Japan deal agreed BBC - 7th May 2008 China and Japan have signed a historic deal agreeing a "new starting point" in relations, after summit talks in Tokyo. China's Hu in historic Japan trip BBC - 6th May 2008 Chinese President Hu Jintao has begun a five-day state visit to Japan, the first such trip in a decade. Hu Jintao and Yasuo Fukuda make friends Times Online - 7th May 2008 Hu Jintao, China's President, joined the Japanese Prime Minister for an informal dinner at a restaurant with links to a famous Chinese revolutionary. China's President Hu Jintao visits Japan Telegraph.co.uk - 6th May 2008 China's President Hu Jintao hopes to repair his country's frayed image as he begins his first overseas visit since protests rocked Tibet last month. Japan og Kina: Nutiden er vigtigere end verdenskrigen Danmarks Radio - 5th May 2008 For ti år siden gik et topmøde mellem Japan og Kina i Tokyo helt i hårdknude. I denne uge kommer Kinas præsident Hu Jintao på besøg i Japan. |
Japan-China summit will stress goodwill CNN - 5th May 2008 Chinese President Hu Jintao makes China's highest-level visit to Japan in a decade to stabilize newly warming ties between the longtime rivals. China's Hu, Japan's Fukuda Agree to Boost Cooperation Bloomberg - 7th May 2008 Hu Jintao said Asia's two biggest energy consumers have "no choice"' other than to improve relations. Japanese and Chinese leaders pledge warmer ties Times Daily - 7th May 2008 Chinese President Hu Jintao, on a fence-mending visit to Japan, had breakfast with former Japanese prime ministers Thursday. Fukuda, Hu to Issue Climate Change Statement in Tokyo Bloomberg - 2nd May 2008 Japan and China are preparing a joint statement on climate change for Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Tokyo. |
Fukuda, Hu put focus on future The Japan Times - 8th May 2008 Japan, China bypass history issues, hint at gas-field deal in crucial summit. China president begins Japan visit Al Jazeera, Qatar - 6th May 2008 Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, has arrived in Tokyo for talks with Japanese leaders. China turns to Japan for support in face of global criticism Mainichi Daily News, Japan - 7th May 2008 Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao has stressed the importance of Japan and China boosting their strategic reciprocal ties. President Hu looks forward to a 'warm spring' The Japan Times - 7th May 2008 On eve of summit talks, visiting Chinese president calls for stronger ties with Japan. |
