China and Japan have agreed to improve ties and will resume talks on a disputed gas field. After a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit, Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on Friday said that it was agreed between them that they will make efforts to improve ties between both the countries and press forward the strategic and mutually beneficial relationship. He also added that both parties agreed to resume negotiations on the gas field development in the East China Sea. The positive comments boost the prospects of a highly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the two big Asian powers, which were clouded when talks among economy ministers from China, Japan and South Korea were scrapped on Friday.