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FM visits Japan

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in Tokyo yesterday for a four-day visit, which will focus on the coming visit of President Hu Jintao to Japan, China-Japan relations and issues of common concern.

Also yesterday, China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin met with visiting former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama and urged both nations to expand exchanges and cooperation.