Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged to lift oft-strained relations with China to a "new dimension," hours after he arrived in Beijing for the first official visit to the neighboring power by a Japanese political leader in nearly seven years."Today, Japan and China are playing an essential role in economic growth, not only in Asia but in the world," Abe said in a speech at a reception to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a peace and friendship treaty taking effect between the two countries."As problems that cannot be resolved by one country alone have risen, the time has come for J…READ FULL ARTICLE
