Signs of thawing of Sino-Japanese relations evident

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japan's chief national security adviser, Takeo Akiba, agreed to maintain dialogue between China and Japan at various levels after a marathon meeting in Beijing on Monday.

Although their exchanges touched upon many subjects of common concern and interest, and were related to regional peace and stability, as the readouts of the two sides indicated, it is widely believed the Monday's talks were intended to lay the groundwork for the first meeting between the two countries' leaders on the sidelines of a multilateral gathering in South America later this month.

According to Japanese media reports, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting in Lima, Peru, on Nov 15-16 and the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Nov 18 to 19.