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December 27, 2012

China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2012
China called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday to meet Beijing "halfway" to try and improve relations that have been hurt by a debilitating territorial dispute. "We hope the new Japanese administration will meet the Chinese side halfway and make concrete efforts to overcome difficulties in bilateral relations," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters. She added such efforts were needed "so as to push bilateral relations back on to the normal track of developmen ... read more

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