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China, Japan must 'properly handle differences', Xi tells Kishida: state media

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Agence France-Presse 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="From L to R, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stand for a family photo with world leaders participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders" Week="" in="" San="" on="" Nov.="" The="" APEC="" Summit="" takes="" place="" through="" November="" Andrew="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/afp/11/17/fumio-kishida-xi-jinping-justin-trudeau-afp-11172023.jpg"/><figcaption>From L to R, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stand for a family photo with world leaders participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders&#x27; Week in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 16, 2023. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. <em>Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>BEIJING — China and Japan must &quot;properly manage&quot; their differences, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting in California, state media reported Friday.</p><p>Beijing and Tokyo must &quot;follow the trend of the times, focus on common interests, properly handle differences,&quot; Xi told Kishida in San Francisco, according to state broadcaster CCTV.</p><p>The Chinese leader said the two nations must &quot;commit themselves to building a Sino-Japanese relationship that meets the requirements of the new era&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Peaceful coexistence, generational friendship, mutually beneficial cooperation, and common development are the right direction in the fundamental interests of the Chinese and Japanese peoples,&quot; Xi said.</p><p>Since establishing ties, Xi said that &quot;relations between the two countries, despite the stormy times, have maintained the momentum of development, bringing benefits to the people of the two countries&quot;.</p><p>They &quot;also play a positive role in promoting peace, development and prosperity in the region&quot;, he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/07/06/23/japan-calls-out-china-for-dangerous-behavior">Japan calls out China for ‘dangerous behavior’ in South China Sea</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/07/23/japan-us-philippines-vow-cooperation-over-s-china-sea-situation">Japan, US, Philippines vow cooperation over South China Sea situation</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2863930" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div> </div>

China and Japan must 'properly manage' their differences, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting in California, state media reported Friday. 