Hu talks of friendship, goodwill

TOKYO: On the second day of his first visit to Japan as President of China, Hu Jintao continued to promote friendship and goodwill with Japanese politicians.

He met with some leaders of Japanese political parties yesterday afternoon after having a summit talk with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in the morning.

"Talks and exchanges between parties of China and Japan are an important part of the strategic dialogue between the two countries," Hu said.