China, Japan to maintain high-level talks

As bilateral ties are at a critical stage of improvement, China and Japan agreed on Monday to maintain high-level exchanges and dialogues in various fields, sending positive signals to the outside world.

The pledge was made as Foreign Minister Wang Yi held consultations in Beijing under the China-Japan high-level political dialogue mechanism with Takeo Akiba, special adviser to the Japanese Cabinet and secretary-general of Japan's National Security Secretariat.

During the talks, Wang, who is also director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, urged Tokyo to establish an objective and rational perception of Beijing, abide by the political commitments made on the Taiwan question, and effectively uphold the political foundation of China-Japan relations.