China, Japan top diplomats seek mutually beneficial ties in phone talks

China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, agreed during phone talks Tuesday to promote their countries' "strategic and mutually beneficial relationship" and build "constructive and stable" ties, the Japanese foreign minister said.Wang said China has noted "some positive signals" from the Cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, launched last week, without elaborating, and urged Tokyo to take "a good first step" in exchanges with Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.Reflecting China's wariness toward Takaichi, known for her conservati…READ FULL ARTICLE