Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit China, possibly in October, to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese government sources said Wednesday, amid efforts to improve bilateral ties.Japan has conveyed to China via diplomatic channels that should Abe be re-elected in his ruling party's leadership race in September, he hopes to make the trip as soon as possible afterwards, the sources said.The last time a Japanese prime minister made an official visit to China, excluding attendance at an international conference, was in December 2011 by then Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.Ch…READ FULL ARTICLE