Japanese party leader aims to bridge divisions

Tadatomo Yoshida, Japan's Social Democratic Party leader, said he will use his upcoming trip to Beijing to sound out the Chinese government about a possible summit between the nations.

"I will ask the Chinese government for its conditions on a summit meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe," Yoshida said in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

After his trip from June 23 to 25, he said he will relay his discussion with the Chinese government to the Abe Cabinet and Japan's parliament.