HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping said China and Japan share extensive common interests and have scope for cooperation when he held a phone call on Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, state broadcaster CCTV said.
China hopes both countries will jointly maintain a stable supply chain and fair and open investment environments, CCTV quoted Xi as saying.
It was the first conversation between the two leaders.
(Reporting by Twinnie Siu and Meg Shen in Hong Kong; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
