China hopes for progress in Japan ties

China has endorsed the positive signals sent by Japan's new cabinet and its new foreign minister about their willingness to stabilize and develop bilateral relations.

In a phone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Japan are close neighbors, and mutually beneficial cooperation and common development "are in the fundamental interest of the two peoples".

Wang said he hopes Japan's new cabinet will develop a fresh outlook and "China-Japan relations will see new developments".