Cooperation between Japan and China

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    Photo: Taro Aso visiting a factory in China

    For some reporters, the lack of any bad news to report about Taro Aso’s visit to China is a newsworthy sign of improving relations between the two countries:

    …after past years of icy hostility between Asia’s two economic powerhouses, the muted ordinariness of Aso’s visit was itself an achievement.

    During the talks between Chinese and Japanese leaders, topics such as Yasukuni Shrine and the disputed Senkaku Islands were avoided, with both sides concentrating on immediate and important issues instead.

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