Kishida meets senior Chinese Communist Party official

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Wednesday received a courtesy call by Liu Jianchao, the head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee in Tokyo.

During the meeting, Kishida said he hopes to accelerate cooperation in areas in which they work together and to resolve pending issues in line with the broader goal of expanding common interests under the mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests. Kishida also stressed the importance of inter-party exchanges for the development of Japan-China relations.