Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Shigeru Ishiba, who was elected Japan’s new prime minister by parliament Tuesday, state-run media reported Wednesday.
When Ishiba last Friday won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman told reporters that China hopes for stable ties with Japan.
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