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President Hu meets new Japanese PM

By Wu Jiao (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-06-27 20:37

TORONTO - Chinese President Hu Jintao met new Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan in Toronto on Sunday, and they discussed bilateral ties.

This is the first meeting between Hu and Kan since Kan became Japanese prime minister early this month.

Hu said Kan is a friend of the Chinese people and had made great contributions to the development of China-Japan relations, and believed that under his leadership in Japan, the bilateral ties would further develop.

Kan expressed this thanks to Hu for the meeting.