Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will "play its due role as a host to all guests" when answering a question on the possibility of a China-Japan leaders' meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings.

The Chinese people have a custom that "whoever comes is a guest," Wang said at a forum on Wednesday.

However, the foreign minister said that the problems and obstacles that mark China-Japan relations are objective facts that cannot be ignored.

China hopes Japan will "face the existing problems" and "show sincerity to solve the problems," according to Wang.

China will host a series of APEC meetings from November 5 to 11 in Beijing. The 22th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held on November 10 and 11.