FOCUS: China to cautiously watch Ishiba's steering of Sino-Japanese ties

Despite Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's reaffirmation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday in Laos of the need to promote "mutually beneficial" ties, Beijing is likely to keep a close eye on how the new leader handles relations following a general election later this month.In his first talks with Li, Ishiba, who took office on Oct. 1, confirmed in the meeting on the sidelines of regional summits in Vientiane that the two Asian neighbors share the goal of stabilizing ties strained over a host of issues, including the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in China last month.Th…READ FULL ARTICLE