Japanese PM urges reset of ties with China at first meet with Xi Jinping
By Li Hongmei
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged a reset in its frayed ties with China at his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, his spokesman said.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
A Japanese embassy spokesman in Moscow said the two leaders shook hands and spoke for about five minutes.
It was the first meeting between leaders from the two countries since September last year, when Japan declared the "purchase' of the Chinese Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea. Ties between the world's second and third largest economies have since strained.
