China’s new ambassador to Japan revealed on Friday that Beijing and Tokyo are working to arrange a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping “in the near future,” possibly next spring.
"I hope it will be during a good season, like the time when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom," Kong Xuanyou said during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.
"Both sides are now working hard toward arranging the timing like that," he said.
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