Japanese PM Abe to Make Official Visit to China This Month

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
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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.