China and Japan have signed a historic deal agreeing a "new starting point" in relations, after summit talks in Tokyo.
China's President Hu Jintao and Yasuo Fukuda of Japan agreed a blueprint for future ties - including a yearly summit between the nations' leaders. The deal comes after years of strained relations, caused by rows over wartime history and offshore resources. Fukuda also pressed China to ease international concerns over Tibet, but Chinese President Hu said the Dalai Lama must stop "instigating violence." China reopened talks this week with representatives of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, amid an uproar over Beijing's clampdown on protests in the Himalayan region.
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