Has President Hu Jintao accepted the invitation to visit Japan next year?
China and Japan have reached an important consensus on strengthening high-level exchanges of visits. President Hu is going to visit Japan upon invitation next year. The date of the visit is still under discussion through diplomatic channels. Q: The United Russia Party, led by Putin, won an overwhelming victory in State Duma election. However, some Westerners accused the election as unfair. Do you have any comment? A: The election of Russian State Duma was held smoothly and United Russia Party won the election. It is a choice of the Russian people and in the interest of Russia’s political stability, economic growth and people’s life, and also conducive to regional and world peace and stability. We believe the newly-elected Duma will make new and significant contribution to the development of Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership of Coordination. Q: The Third China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will be held in the middle of this month. What is China’s expectation to this round of dia
