BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Beijing's state media reported on Wednesday, the day after he took office in Tokyo.
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Japan 's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba , Beijing's state media reported on Wednesday, the day after he took office in Tokyo.Relations between the two East Asian countries have worsened as China builds its military presence around disputed territories in the region, and as Japan boosts security ties with the United States and its allies.
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at his office in the capital Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024. EPA PHOTO'It is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples to follow the path of peaceful coexistence, friendship for all generations, mutually beneficial cooperation and common development,' Xinhua quoted Xi as telling Ishiba.
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