Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to improve bilateral ties further as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of a bilateral peace and friendship treaty.Aiming to bring closer the two regional powers whose ties have often been frayed by issues related to territory and history, the leaders expressed their willingness to promote high-level reciprocal visits.Abe said he and Xi confirmed in their talks on the sidelines of a regional economic forum that their countries will accelerate arrangements for his visit to China next month, …READ FULL ARTICLE