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Japan says China leader Xi's visit still on despite coronavirus

Other News Materials 27 February 2020 14:26 (UTC +04:00)
Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead
Japan says China leader Xi's visit still on despite coronavirus

Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead, even as it called for sports and cultural events to be scaled down to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, Trend reports with reference to Reuters.

“Things are on track for President Xi Jinping’s visit to Japan, and we are proceeding as usual with preparations,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.

“A visit to Japan by the general secretary of China only happens once every 10 years.”

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by telephone on Wednesday evening to confirm the visit would go ahead, Japan said.

China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, will make a two-day visit to Japan from Friday, when he is due to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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