Timeline of ties in the past 10 years
China Daily | Updated: 2014-06-10 07:29
On Aug 15, 2006, Juni-chiro Koizumi, the Japanese prime minister, visited Yasukuni Shrine, where war criminals are honored, on the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. Koizumi visited the shrine for six consecutive years after taking office in 2001.
In Oct 2006, Shinzo Abe, as Japanese prime minister, visited China on an "ice-breaking" visit.
In April 2007, then premier Wen Jiabao paid an "ice-thawing" visit to Japan.
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