China sent out Wednesday what may be perhaps the most future-oriented messages in years toward Japan as it held a memorial ceremony for victims of the 1937 massacre committed by Japanese troops in Nanjing, with President Xi Jinping attending for the first time in three years.Amid growing signs that efforts by the two countries to improve relations are picking up pace, Xi gave no speech at this year's state commemoration, which marked the 80th anniversary of the tragedy in the eastern Chinese city.Instead, Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Co…READ FULL ARTICLE
