二階氏ら日中議連、北京入り　習氏との会談模索

　【北京時事】自民党の二階俊博元幹事長が率いる超党派の日中友好議員連盟が２７日、北京入りした。二階氏のほか、自民党の小渕優子選対委員長、立憲民主党の岡田克也幹事長、公明党の北側一雄副代表ら１０人が参加。２９日までの滞在中、習近平国家主席との会談を模索している。
　２７日は北京市内の清華大を訪れ、同大トップの邱勇・共産党委員会書記と面会。邱氏は「国際情勢は刻一刻と複雑化しているが、中日両国は友好的な隣人（関係）を築いていかなければならない。これが両国指導者の共通認識だ」と強調。二階氏は「世々代々の日中友好を願い、心を込めて植樹したい」と応じ、この後校内で桜の木を植えた。２８日には王毅党政治局員兼外相と会談する。（2024/08/27-17:57）

Japanese lawmakers led by Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday.
   The delegation of the bipartisan Japan-China parliamentary friendship association, chaired by Nikai, will stay in the Chinese capital until Thursday, hoping to meet with President Xi Jinping.
   The 10 lawmakers also include Yuko Obuchi, the LDP's election head, Katsuya Okada, secretary-general of the leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Kazuo Kitagawa, deputy chief of Komeito, the LDP's coalition partner.
   After the arrival, the Japanese politicians visited Tsinghua University to meet with Qiu Yong, Chinese Communist Party committee secretary and president of the university.
   In the talks, Qiu said China and Japan should build friendly neighborly relations as international situations are getting more complicated every second.