China will send a veteran bureaucrat known as a shrewd fixer to Japan on Tuesday in a bid to improve strained relations and to keep trade powering along between the Asian economic giants.
Vice Premier Wu Yi, the most senior Chinese official to visit Japan since 2003, has handled crises ranging from foreign trade spats to public health fiascos. But she faces tough challenges on her May 17-24 trip.
John Ruwitch: China fixer Wu heads to Japan to repair ties
Posted by Xiao Qiang | May 16, 2005
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