The leader of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida¡¯s coalition partner party is seeking to visit China by year-end, after abandoning a planned trip last month as friction worsened with his country¡¯s biggest trading partner.
Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Buddhist-backed Komeito party, said in an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday that he wanted to visit ¡°as soon as possible¡± this year, which marks the 45th anniversary of the peace and friendship treaty that enabled Sino-Japanese ties to thrive.
¡°Cooperating and fulfilling our responsibilities and roles will lead to stability and development for the international community,¡± Yamaguchi said of efforts to mend ties between the world¡¯s second¡ª and third-largest economies.
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