Koizumi wants to improve relations with Beijing and Seoul on the base of the two countries' tacit consent on his shrine visit, which is definitely unacceptable.

So we can't expect any breakthroughs on a specific question if it hinders the development of bilateral relations from the fourth-round China-Japan strategic talks.

Maintaining dialogue is more important than the substance of this current round of talks. It does help the two to move forward. They have finished an interim round of talks instead of a final one.

Musharraf is a good man and wants to improve relations with India.

As developing countries, China and Guinea have solid political foundations to improve bilateral relations and great potentials to expand economic cooperation,

In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.