Japan vows to promote strategic, mutually beneficial ties with China

Japan pledged to pursue strategic and mutually beneficial relations with China in its annual foreign policy report released Tuesday, even as the two countries remain at odds over various issues, while recognizing the importance of dialogue.The 2024 Diplomatic Bluebook said Japan will promote a "mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests" with China, using the wording last seen in the 2019 report, although the neighboring country poses "an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge."Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree…READ FULL ARTICLE