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Chinese Prez Back in Tokyo After Decade Without Visit  

Posted May 6, 08 2:46 PM CDT in World    Most Covered

(newser) – Chinese President Hu Jintao today began a five-day trip to Japan, where he is expected to discuss a new panda for a popular zoo—and play ping-pong with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the BBC reports. The visit is the first by a Chinese president in a decade, and patching up relations after a rocky period will be the main theme.

"Japan and China are both important countries in Asia and the world," Hu said upon arrival. "This will enhance friendship and co-operation in both countries." China suspended contact with Japan in 2001-2006 in response to PM's Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to a shrine the Chinese believe honors Japanese war criminals.

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Chinese Prez Back in Tokyo After Decade Without Visit
A Japanese demonstrator holds a "Stop Hu Jintao" poster during a rally against China's government in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Chinese Prez Back in Tokyo After Decade Without Visit
Hu Jintao is looking into replacements for Ling-Ling, the star attraction of a Tokyo Zoo, who died last week.   (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Chinese Prez Back in Tokyo After Decade Without Visit
Chinese President Hu Jintao presents a 2008 Beijing Olympic mascot to an unidentified great grand-daughter of late Japanese Premier Masayoshi Ohi at a Tokyo hotel on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Toshifumi Kitamura, Pool)
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