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OSAKA: Chinese President Hu Jintao concluded a five-day historic
state visit to Japan, known as a “warm-spring” tour, and left
Osaka for home Saturday. During the visit, President Hu met with
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and held talks with Prime Minister Yasuo
Fukuda on China-Japan relations and other issues of common concern.
After their talks, Hu and Fukuda signed a joint statement on
all-round promotion of strategic and mutually beneficial relations
between China and Japan. The two sides agreed that the Sino-Japanese
relationship is one of the most important bilateral ties for both
countries, and China and Japan have great influence and shoulder
solemn responsibilities for peace, stability and development in the
Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.
-- Xinhua
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