TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao
continued his state visit to Japan on Friday, the fourth day of his five-daytrip
aimed at boosting strategic and mutually beneficial relations between China and
Japan.
In the morning, President Hu met in Tokyo with
leading members of a Japanese lawmakers' league established in March 2007 to
support the 2008 Beijing Olympics and boost friendly ties between Japan and
China. House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono acts as its chairman.
Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) meets
with leading members of a Japanese lawmakers' league established in March
2007 to support the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Tokyo, capital of Japan, May
9, 2008.(Xinhua Photo) Photo
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The
Chinese president also visited a recycling plant of the JFE steel maker group in
Kanagawa in the morning and met local officials.
In the afternoon, Hu is expected to visit a Chinese
school in Yokohama before leaving for Osaka, where the president will meet some
local officials of the Kansai area, which includes the prefectures of Nara,
Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, and Shiga.
Hu arrived in Tokyo Tuesday for a state visit, the
first by a Chinese president in a decade.
On Wednesday, President Hu Jintao held talks with
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Tokyo and both sides signed a six-point
Sino-Japanese joint statement on the promotion of bilateral strategic and
mutually beneficial relations in an all-round way.
The statement says the Sino-Japanese relationship is
one of the most important bilateral ties for both countries, and China and Japan
are countries of great influence and shoulder solemn responsibilities for peace,
stability and development in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.
TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President
Hu Jintao met Friday with leading members of Japanese lawmakers' league
supporting the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which is headed by Yohei Kono,
speaker of Japan's lower house.
Expressing his thanks to the members, President Hu said
the Beijing Olympics has got sincere regard and vigorous support from all
circles of Japan. Full story
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks
with Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (L) during the opening
ceremony of the 2008 Japan-China youth friendly exchange year at the
Waseda University in Tokyo, capital of Japan, May 8, 2008.(Xinhua
Photo) Photo
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TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Hu
Jintao met here on Thursday with four former Japanese prime ministers and
attended the inauguration of the China-Japan Friendly Exchange Year of Youth in
2008.
While having breakfast with Yasuhiro Nakasone, Toshiki
Kaifu, Yoshiro Mori and Shinzo Abe, Hu said the China-Japan relationship is one
of the most important bilateral relations for both countries. Full story
