Beijing: Shinzo Abe will pay the first visit by a Japanese prime minister to China since 2011 later this month, Beijing announced Friday, in the latest sign of warming ties between the rivals.
Abe will visit from October 25 to 27 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two nations, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a press briefing, adding that the visit will "elevate our bilateral ties".
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