The BBC reports that "China and Japan are making another attempt to patch up their tattered relations today." Former Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is visiting with the Chinese president in Beijing. Seven Japan-China friendship delegations also made their first joint visit to China today, and are pushing for non-governmental exchanges between youth, business and cultural groups to help pave the way to better relations. Hashimoto disclosed that he will lead a major trade delegation to China in mid-April.
