Sino-Japan line relinks top leaders

Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan talked by telephone on Sunday, marking the official activation of the China-Japan prime ministerial hotline, the Foreign Ministry said.

A pledge to re-establish a hotline between the two offices was made during talks between Wen and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during Wen's visit to Tokyo in late May.

Wen invited Kan to visit China at a time of his convenience, and Kan accepted the invitation with pleasure.