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China to resume importing Japanese beef, open talks on new pandas

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Beijing is quietly continuing efforts to cozy up to Japan.
On Friday, Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Hiroshi Moriyama – secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and chair of a group of Japanese lawmakers that support a friendly bilateral relationship.

He Lifeng was in Osa...