BEIJING -- Japan and China made no clear progress Sunday in talks between Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang. Nevertheless, the two foreign chiefs agreed on the need to continue dialogue with the aim of improving bilateral ties.
The two sides are expected to continue exchanging views on how to improve and manage various outstanding issues, while exploring possible areas of cooperation.
At the start of the meeting, Hayashi touched upon last November's Japan-China summit meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying, "[The leaders of our two countries] agreed on a broad direction for building constructive and stable relations."
