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Japanese PM starts China visit

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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in Beijing on Thursday afternoon for the start of an official visit, which runs until Dec. 30.

BEIJING, Dec. 28 - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived here on Thursday afternoon for the start of an official visit, which runs until Dec. 30.

On Friday, Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wu Bangguo will meet with him, and Chinese Premier¹ Wen Jiabao will hold talks with him, a key part of his four-day visit, which has been widely portrayed² as a trip to warm up ties.

Before heading to China, Fukuda told Xinhua and other Chinese media in his Tokyo office that he was "glad" to visit China and would discuss with Chinese leaders the building of strategic, mutually beneficial relations.

"I expect to further promote the development of Japan-China ties so that next year, bilateral⁴ ties can develop even faster and move to a new stage," he said.

Chinese Foreign Ministry⁵ spokesman Qin Gang described Fukuda's visit as "important", saying that it would have great significance in improving China-Japan relations.

China hoped that his visit would promote mutual³ trust in politics and boost bilateral cooperation in various fields, and thus help maintain and develop warming ties, Qin told a regular press conference on Thursday.

A report by Kyodo News said that Fukuda would also raise the topics of resources development in the East China Sea and possible cooperation in environmental issues, referring to a proposal to set up a Japan-China fund aimed at helping⁶ China's efforts to tackle environmental problems.

Addressing the East China Sea issue, Qin said that China and Japan did have differences but "China was willing to resolve the issue appropriately as soon as possible, based on the consensus⁷ reached by leaders of the two countries and the principle of putting aside disputes and seeking joint⁸ exploration."

China hoped that the two sides would take a "substantive⁹" step forward in joint resources development in the East China Sea, Qin said.

During Fukuda's visit, he will also deliver a speech at the prestigious¹⁰ Peking University, visit a primary school in Beijing, and tour Tianjin, a city neighboring Beijing, as well as Qufu in Shandong Province, the hometown of Confucius.

In Tianjin, Fukuda will inspect the Binhai new area, an economic development zone consisting of more than 6,300 companies, including over 70 joint ventures among the world's top 500 companies.

"Tianjin, home to many Japanese-funded companies, is an important city in north China and its development has been listed as a key goal in China's 11th Five-Year Plan," said Qin Gang. "We expect Prime Minister Fukuda to have a deeper understanding of the economic cooperation between China and Japan through this visit," Qin said.

When discussing Fukuda's visit to Qufu, Qin said that he considered it would give the Japanese leader a better understanding of Chinese culture, as Confucius has been admired by the people of both countries.

The trip, which is taking place three months after Fukuda took office, is another important step to boost bilateral ties, following the "ice-breaking" visit by then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last October and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "ice-thawing" trip to Japan this April.

China-Japan relations have entered a period of steady growth after a series of jolts¹¹ and readjustments, and resumed diplomacy¹² between the top leaders is an important sign, said Jin Xide, a researcher at the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

"Diplomacy between China and Japan is developing to a new phase of learning about each other's real situation and directly speaking to the people of each other's country," Jin said.

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1 premier
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。 He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 portrayed
v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。 The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 mutual
adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的
参考例句：
We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。 Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

4 bilateral
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。 There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 ministry
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 consensus
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
参考例句：
Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？ What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

8 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

9 substantive
adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体
参考例句：
They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。 A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

10 prestigious
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。 You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

11 jolts
（使）摇动，（使）震惊( jolt的名词复数 )
参考例句：
He found that out when he got a few terrific jolts, but he wouldn't give up. 被狠狠地撞回来几次后，他发觉了这一点，但他决不因此罢休。 Some power bars are loaded with carbohydrates or caffeine for quick jolts. 有些能量条中包含大量的碳水化合物和咖啡因，以达到快速提神的效果。

12 diplomacy
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
参考例句：
The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。 This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

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