TOKYO -- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, the closest aide to President Xi Jinping and the former enforcer of the leader's tough anti-corruption campaign, has been tasked with a new mandate: improving ties with Japan.
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, left, has been tasked by President Xi Jinping to handle Japan relations. (Nikkei Montage/ Source photo by Reuters)
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