Neighbors must make concerted efforts to fully embrace treaty

Premier Li Keqiang has officially invited his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to visit China from Thursday to Saturday. It will be the first official visit to China by a Japanese prime minister in seven years.

During Abe's stay in China, China and Japan will observe the 40th anniversary of the signing of their Treaty of Peace and Friendship and hold the first forum on their cooperation in exploring third-party markets.

Li's visit to Japan in May was one of the steps that warmed the ties between the two East Asian nations.