President Hu Jintao (Front R) plays table tennis with Japanese table tennis player

Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Japan-China youth friendly exchange year at the Waseda University

China, Japan sign joint statement

Japanese PM's China visit

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in Beijing on Thursday afternoon, Dec 27, 2007, for the start of an official visit, which runs until Dec. 30, 2007.more>>

Chinese president back home from Japan

Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Beijing Saturday night after he concluded a five-day state visit to Japan.

• President Hu attends youth exchange year inauguration (May 09, 02:53 GMT)
• President Hu delivers speech at Waseda University (May 08, 09:33 GMT)

News

China, Japan sign joint statement on promoting strategic, mutually beneficial ties (May 07, 16:44 GMT)

Chinese president meets former Japanese PMs, attends youth exchange year inauguration (May 08, 15:28 GMT)

Chinese president meets Japanese political party leaders (May 07, 15:27 GMT)

Hu: China, Japan must seek path of peace, friendship, cooperation (May 07, 12:46 GMT)

Chinese president says 4th political document represents new consensus in China-Japan relations (May 07, 11:48 GMT)

China, Japan agree to holding regular summits (May 07, 09:43 GMT)

Chinese president advances 4-point proposal for China-Japan economic, trade co-op (May 07, 08:07 GMT)

Chinese, Japanese leaders agree to pay regular visits (May 07, 07:50 GMT)

President Hu dines on memories, friendship (May 07, 03:43 GMT)

Chinese president meets Japanese emperor (May 07, 01:57 GMT)

Chinese president, Japanese PM discuss closer bilateral ties (May 07, 02:04 GMT)

Chinese President begins "warm spring" trip to Japan (May 06, 04:57 GMT)

President Hu meets Japanese journalists (May 05, 02:31 GMT)

Commentaries and Opinions

• Past imperfect but future far from tense (May 06, 07:33 GMT)
• Time for China-Japan ties to forge ahead (May 06, 03:56 GMT)
• Roundup: China-Japan economic,trade ties have great potential to tap (May 04, 13:33 GMT)
• Roundup: Hu's visit to futher promote China-Japan ties (May 04, 08:52 GMT)
• Japan's culture exchange chief welcomes President Hu's visit (May 01, 09:20 GMT)
• Japanese parliament leader hails Chinese president's upcoming visit (Apr 30, 13:29 GMT)
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Sino-Japanese Relations

• Chinese president says to invite 100 Japanese university students to visit China (May 08, 07:11 GMT)
• Chinese view Japan 'more positively' (May 07, 07:15 GMT)
• China to offer a pair of giant pandas to Japan for joint research (May 06, 18:11 GMT)
• Chinese president meets kin of late Japanese friends (May 06, 15:53 GMT)
• Chinese youth delegation visits Japan (May 04, 23:14 GMT)
• Chinese youth delegation sets out for Japan (May 04, 05:47 GMT)
• Japanese PM hopes to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony (May 02, 06:03 GMT)
• Japanese PM meets Chinese students, conveys friendly message (May 01, 13:29 GMT)
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Video Report

• President Hu meets Japan´s former Prime Ministers (May 09, 03:48 GMT)
• President Hu delivers speech in Japan (May 09, 03:47 GMT)
• China-Japan join hands in culture (May 08, 03:24 GMT)
• Hu´s Japan visit to promote bilateral relations (May 06, 08:50 GMT)
• President Hu's Japan visit to be one in "warm spring" (May 05, 03:59 GMT)
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Backgrounder

• Backgrounder: Major events in China-Japan relations (May 06, 07:40 GMT)
• Backgounder: Basic facts about Japan (May 06, 03:12 GMT)
• Fukuda elected Japanese PM (Sep 25, 10:10 GMT)
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Video

Hu Jintao met with a group of former Japanese politicians, as well as some of their family members. Together they reviewed the efforts made in establishing two way relations thirty years ago. more>>

Chinese President Hu Jintao said his upcoming state visit to Japan will have the atmosphere of a "warm spring during an interview with journalists from 16 Japanese media organizations stationed in the Chinese capital. more>>

Hu Jintao's state visit to Japan is the first by a Chinese president in 10 years. To most of Chinese people, today's Japan means movies, pop music, cartoons, sashimi and fashion. more>>