The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday acknowledged that it has invited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit China."Certainly, China has already invited Prime Minister Abe. He is expected to visit China at a convenient time for both countries," Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters.His remarks came after Kyodo News reported Wednesday that Abe would visit China for talks with President Xi Jinping, possibly in October, should he be re-elected in his ruling party's leadership race in September."We want to create an atmosphere to make (Abe's visit to China) positive" for th…READ FULL ARTICLE