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President has chat with Japan's Abe

President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a brief talk on the sidelines of the Economic Leaders' Meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Lima, Peru, at the request of the Japanese side, a Chinese delegation spokesman said Sunday.

Xi stated the principle and stance of the Chinese side on developing China-Japan relations, said Lu Kang, the delegation spokesman.