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A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Zhao Shitong, assistant-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited Japan from Sunday to Thursday, according to the Xinhua News Agency. 

During the visit, the delegation met and exchanged views with Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Tetsuo Saito, leader of the Komeito Party, Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Democratic Party for the People (DPP), Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, and Kyoto Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki.

The delegation also attended a friendship event with representatives from various sectors in the Kansai region and engaged in discussions with faculty and students at Ritsumeikan University.

Both sides expressed their commitment to implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepening inter-party exchanges and political dialogue, and working together to comprehensively advance China-Japan ties while jointly addressing global challenges.

Global Times