To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Then Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, shakes hands with then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo in May 2018.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:16 JST, October 27, 2023
Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who died on Friday, is remembered for his visit to Japan in 2018. At the time, he was the first Chinese premier to visit the country in eight years.
His visit was reciprocated with then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting China.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno mourned Li’s death at a press conference Friday morning.
“He played an important role in bilateral relations between Japan and China,” Matsuno said. “I sincerely pray for the repose of his soul.”
