Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 12, 2018. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met here Wednesday on further improving bilateral ties and shouldering joint responsibility in promoting global and regional peace and stability, as well as development and prosperity.

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the fourth Eastern Economic Forum held in Russia's Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok.