Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao strove to promote regional understanding and cooperation at the East Asia Summit and in bilateral talks with Vietnamese and Australian leaders on Saturday.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday emphasized the importance for the East Asia Summit (EAS) to adhere to its existing principles at the regional bloc's fifth annual meeting in Hanoi.
The long-awaited summit meeting between Beijing and Tokyo failed to take place on Friday, which a senior Chinese official said was a result of the Japanese ruining the atmosphere.
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China on Friday refuted the report that said it agreed to resume negotiation with Japan on the exploration of oil and gas fields in East China Sea, during a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday that the cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan and South Korea (ASEAN Plus Three) has withstood severe challenges and become stronger.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Friday held a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Seiji Maehara in Hanoi, on the sidelines of East Asian leaders' series of meetings. 'Meeting' may improve Japan ties
A Chinese official Thursday urged Japan to "show sincerity" in mending strained relations between the two nations by taking substantial steps.
Chinese officials lashed out at Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara for his comments on Beijing's earlier reaction to the dispute over the Diaoyu Islands. China concerned over Japan right-wing protest
China expresses deep concern over demonstration by Japanese right-wing persons at Chinese Embassy.
In the latest move toward a resumption of normal Sino-Japanese relations, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan are expected to hold talks later this month.