Abe vows closer ties with China


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech during a parliamentary session in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Abe has vowed to bolster cooperation and friendship between his country and China in a key policy speech the day before he makes the first trip to Beijing by a Japanese leader in seven years. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pic) vowed to bolster cooperation and friendship between Japan and China in a key policy speech before making the first official trip to Beijing by a Japanese leader in seven years.

Abe said Japan and China are both responsible for the region’s peace and prosperity, which he hoped to achieve by boosting exchanges between them.

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