10/11/2014 11:46
China and Japan hold ice-breaker talks at Apec summit
The leaders of China and Japan have met for formal talks after more than two years of tense relations, the BBC reported, citing Japanese officials.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Beijing.
The meeting comes with ties at a low ebb over a territorial dispute over islands in the East China Sea.
Two days ago, the two nations agreed to work towards improving relations.