Abe, who has been in office since late 2012, has yet to hold a summit with China and ties between the two nations have been chilled by territorial disputes and Abe's visits to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism because convicted war criminals are honored there along with war dead.
Japan PM Abe says he wants to hold summit with China at APEC meeting
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he wants to hold a summit meeting with China at the APEC regional leaders meeting to be held in November in Beijing.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he wants to hold a summit meeting with China at the APEC regional leaders meeting to be held in November in Beijing.