China and Japan will hold their 12th strategic dialogue on Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and his Japanese counterpart Sasae Kenichiro will lead delegations for the dialogue slated for December 2 in Beijing, Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei as saying at a press briefing.The two sides will exchange views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern, Hong said .