Xi Jinping set to make first state visit to Japan in April

Mention of specific month comes with Abe security chief in Beijing

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Kindergarteners wave national flags as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reviews the guard of honour with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo in May 2018. © Reuters

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Senior Chinese and Japanese officials discussed Friday a visit to Japan by China's President Xi Jinping in April, marking the first mention of a specific month for the high-profile trip.

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