- Seven months after U.S. President Richard Nixon’s visit to China and the resulting issuance of the Shanghai Communiqué in February 1972, Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka arrived in Beijing on September 25.
- On September 29 this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to mark the 50th anniversary of resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
- The two leaders both expressed readiness to work with each other by taking the 50th anniversary as an opportunity to promote constructive and stable bilateral relations as well as the peace and prosperity of both countries, the region and the world in the next 50 years.
Sino-Japanese ties advance with commitment to peace and prosperity
