Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Japan's new administration to take a constructive "first step" in engaging with Beijing and to properly address sensitive issues such as Taiwan and wartime history.

China and Japan agreed on Tuesday to advance constructive and stable bilateral relations as Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, a week after the inauguration of Japan's new cabinet.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on China and Japan to jointly advance the strategic relationship of mutual benefit and build constructive and stable bilateral ties fit for the new era.

The Chinese government says bilateral relations and security cooperation between the United States and Japan should contribute to regional peace and stability, not the opposite.

Beijing has expressed hope that Japan would work with China to uphold the political foundation of bilateral ties, and jointly promote the sound and steady improvement and development of their relations in the right direction,

China has noted some positive signals released by Japan's new cabinet, and high-level exchange is of great significance to the development of China-Japan relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi during a phone call on Tuesday.

The Australian dollar strengthened due to optimism about China's resilient economy and potential stability in U.S.-China trade relations. Meanwhile, Japan's political scene shifted as the ruling Liberal Democratic Party allied with the Japan Innovation Party,

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office