BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao left Beijing Tuesday morning for official visits to the Republic of Korea
(ROK) and Japan.
Wen is invited by ROK President Roh Moo-hyun and
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, respectively.
Among Wen's entourage are Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing, head of the National Development and Reform Commission Ma Kai,
Commerce Minister Bo Xilai, Cultural Minister Sun Jiazheng, Director of the
Research Office of the State Council Wei Liqun.
Wen's visit to ROK on Tuesday and Wednesday coincides
with the China-ROK Exchange Year, which includes 47 China-sponsored exchange
programs.
He will hold talks with Roh and unveil the exchange
year with ROK leaders in Seoul.
Wen's three-day visit to Japan is the first of its
kind by a Chinese premier in seven years.
Wen is expected to hold talks with Abe and meet with
Emperor Akihito. He is scheduled to deliver a speech in the Japanese parliament.
Wen said in an interview with Japanese press last
week that China and Japan will draft a joint document on building a strategic,
mutually beneficial relationship.
He and Abe will co-chair a meeting in Tokyo to launch
the high-level economic dialogue mechanism between China and Japan.
The Japan tour will also take Wen to the ancient capital of Kyoto, where he will visit a university.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gives an interview to
19 ROK news organizations in Beijing prior to his upcoming visit to
ROK, April 5, 2007. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery
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BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao on Thursday said he expected China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to
speed up study of a China-ROK Free Trade Area (FTA).
"China and the ROK should come up with a win-win FTA
proposal at an early date so as to pave the way for the FTA," Wen said in a
joint interview with journalists from 19 ROK news organizations.Full story
BEIJING, Apr. 4 -- On the afternoon of April 3, 2007,
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang held a regular press conference and
answered questions on Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the ROK and Japan, the
Six-Party Talks, the Darfur issue, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing's attendance to
the SAARC Summit, and China providing emergency assistance to the Solomon
Islands. Full text
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan will issue a
joint document during Chinese Premier's visit next week, Premier Wen Jiabao said
on Wednesday.
"The joint document will spell out the two countries'
aspiration to build a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship, and the
meaning and major tasks of this relationship," Wen said while giving an
interview to 16 Japanese news organizations.
"This is a significant event, ushering in a new era
of China-Japan relations," Wen said in the interview, which came ahead of his
Japan tour slated for April 11-13. Full story
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