Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Visits China

　　It's been confirmed Japanese vice¹ Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki paid a two-day visit to China earlier this week.

 

　　Chinese Foreign Ministry² 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".

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。