Top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang on Monday met with a delegation of Japanese lawmakers amid strained bilateral ties.

"The visit by the Japanese lawmakers reflects your determination to move the strained bilateral ties forward," said Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC).

Masahiko Komura, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said he would like to make efforts to bring ties back to a strategically mutually beneficial relationship.

"We urge Japan to take a correct view of history, reality and the future and develop bilateral ties in accordance with the four political papers between the two countries, including the China-Japan Joint Communique," Zhang told Komura.

Xinhua