China to host Japanese ruling parties delegation

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, and Makoto Nishida, secretary-general of the Komeito Party, will lead a delegation of Japan's ruling parties to visit China from Jan 13 to 15, at the invitation of the Communist Party of China, Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, as announced on Tuesday.

Both sides will jointly hold the 9th meeting of China-Japan ruling parties exchange mechanism, Hu said.