Japanese PM Abe to Make Official Visit to China This Month
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. Franck Robichon/Reuters
BEIJING—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China from Oct. 25 to 27 in the first official visit by a Japanese leader in seven years, China said on Oct. 12.
Visits by Abe in recent years to attend multilateral events in China have not been considered official visits.