Japan's attitude and approach to dealing with the history of its militarist aggression can determine where the ties will lead, a Chinese official says.
Veteran officials and prominent think tank analysts from China and Japan are seeking a way to narrow the widening gap between the two countries.
A set of books that detail Chinese casualties and property losses in the war against Japanese aggression have been unveiled after 10 years of field research.
The two sides exchanged views on East China Sea-related affairs as well as maritime cooperation during a meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Eleven Japanese companies have been fined for fixing electrical devices' prices, said the nation's antitrust regulator on Thursday.
China, South Korea and Japan hold the 9th senior-level diplomatic dialogue in Seoul, discussing trilateral cooperation in fields of common concerns.
Washington and Tokyo are exploring the possibility of Japan acquiring weapons that would project military power far beyond its borders.
China on Thursday urged Japan to stop all action that undermines China's sovereignty.
Vessels of the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted a patrol mission in China's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Wednesday, according to a statement by State Oceanic Administration.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on a two-stop South Asian tour reasserting Tokyo's interest in a region where it has ceded influence to China.
The impact of the Diaoyu Islands dispute on China-Japan ties is diminishing, but pessimism over future relations remains, a recent poll showed.
Most members of the Chinese public support economic cooperation with Japan, but their Japanese counterparts hold competing views, a major poll in both countries showed.