China and Japan agreed to maintain the dialogue process after concluding their second strategic talks in Tokyo Friday.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and Japan's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shotaro Yachi hosted the talks between June 23-24 and agreed that the next China-Japan strategic talks will be held in Beijing.

During the two-day talks, the two sides exchanged opinions frankly on the China-Japan relations and issues of common concern, the Chinese delegation said, without giving details.

(Xinhua News Agency June 25, 2005)