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Push Sino-Japan ties to new level: Wen
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-17 08:01

Premier Wen Jiabao sent a congratulatory message yesterday to Yukio Hatoyama.

"As each other's important neighbor, efforts to deepen the mutual trust and cooperation between China and Japan are in keeping with the fundamental interests of both nations and their peoples," Wen said.

He expressed hope that Japan and China will work together to push for fresh development of their Strategic Relations of Mutual Benefit ties, starting from a new historic threshold.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also sent a congratulatory message to his newly appointed Japanese counterpart, Katsuya Okada.

Xinhua

(China Daily 09/17/2009 page1)