China, Japan, S Korea sign joint statement on partnership relations | Video

Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea Saturday signed a Joint Statement for Tripartite Partnership. In the statement, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said they gathered in Fukuoka to help lay a solid foundation in promoting their tripartite cooperation.

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