China hopes Japanese PM Abe's visit can 'enhance mutual trust' Shinzo Abe will pay the first visit to China by a Japanese prime minister since 2011 later this month, Beijing announces, in the latest sign of warming ties between the rivals. The visit will "elevate our bilateral ties and put bilateral cooperation back on the right track," says Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang at a regular press briefing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES+COMPLETES VID1248759_EN+