Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to strengthen communication at all levels during their first meeting since the Japanese leader took office in October.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed "serious concerns" over the situation in the South China Sea to Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first in-person talks, Tokyo's foreign ministry said Saturday.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in their first meeting that China hoped Japan would "properly handle" major issues such as history and Taiwan,

Chinese president Xi Jinping told Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba that he hoped Japan would "properly" handle issues such as history and Taiwan after Tokyo expressed concerns about Beijing's “increasingly aggressive military manoeuvres".

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met for the first time with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. During the talks both expressed the importance of relations between the two countries.

LIMA (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to foster "mutually beneficial" and "stable" relations in their first in-person talks.

Lima: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba confirmed that he agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping to establish mutually beneficial and stable

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japan's new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, for the first time at the APEC summit in Peru. During the meeting, the Chinese leader addressed the issue of Taiwan, according to Reuters.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for the first time during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, underlining the need for Japan to "properly handle" issues such as historical disputes and Taiwan,