BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that he would consider a visit to Japan by a high-ranking member of the country's leadership, in response to Japan's stated intention to rebuilding bilateral relations, according to Japanese officials.
Xi met Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing, who delivered a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and requested a visit by a high-level Chinese official such as Xi himself.
