In a statement to China Daily, Foreign Ministry dismisses claims that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China next month.
If Japan wants to reconcile with China over wartime history, it should look to the example set by Germany, a senior Chinese scholar of Japan studies told China Daily.
Beijing voices grave concern and strong dissatisfaction over Tokyo's decision to allow former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui to visit Japan.
Premier Li Keqiang told Japan on Friday that it must keep its word on issues related to wartime history and handle differences in a responsible manner.
Beijing makes a strong protest about Tokyo's legislative campaign to lift restrictions on Japan's armed forces, describing them as "unprecedented".
China invited Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to participate in celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory against Japanese Aggression.
At a huge hall full of music, applause and an unusually large Japanese delegation, President Xi Jinping has struck a friendly tone on China-Japan ties, while also warning against any attempt to distort Japan's wartime history.
Japanese media said President Xi Jinping's speech delivered at a gathering of 3,000 Japanese visitors is a sign of China's willingness to improve bilateral ties.
China and other members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have wrapped up negotiations over the text of the organization's charter.
Japan should again apologize to other Asian countries for its wartime behavior, according to the country's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting at the request of the Japanese side Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that Japan, with feelings of deep remorse over the past war, made a pledge to adhere to the Bandung principles, which highlights peace and cooperation.