It's been confirmed Japanese vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki paid a two-day visit to China earlier this week.

 

　　Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement, saying Saiki had held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin during the visit.

 

　　Japanese vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki:

 

　　"I had a serious and frank exchange of opinions with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other related Chinese officials on a variety of issues in current Japan-China relations. After this we hope to continue discussions through various channels."

 

　　Chinese foreign ministry also said in the statement that China and Japan would maintain communication "at all levels and through multiple channels".