Japan and China agree over North Korea

October 09, 2006

In a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe and Chinese President Hu Jintao, both sides made clear they could never accept a nuclear test by North Korea. They also expressed hope of overcoming past animosities partly caused by regular visits to a controversial war shrine by Shinzo Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi that had angered China and chilled relations.