December 26th (AMSP/CGTN) – – Foreign ministers of China and Japan met in Beijing on Wednesday. The two sides reached consensus on various topics including bilateral ties, mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as people-to-people exchanges.
In his opening remarks, Wang Yi said the relationship between the two nations goes beyond bilateral relations.
“If China-Japan relations are stable, Asia will be more stable. If Asia is stable, it will play a more important role in the world. China is willing to work with Japan to learn from history, stay true to its original aspiration, eliminate interference, and gather consensus,” said China’s top diplomat Wang Yi.
Wang Yi said both China and Japan should adhere to the correct positioning of strategic and mutually beneficial relations, and abide by the consensus of being partners and not posing threats to each other.
“I believe that the essence of the”strategic and mutually beneficial relationship” is that it not only promotes the interests of the two countries, but also emphasizes the shared responsibility in the region and even the world. I hope to discuss the overall situation with Minister Wang and explore in depth how to promote the development of China-Japan relations,” said Takeshi Iwaya, Japan’s Foreign Minister.
Wang Yi said it is hoped that Japan will follow the trend of the times, look at China’s development objectively, and pursue a positive policy toward China.
Iwaya said Japan respects and understands China’s position on the Taiwan question and abides by the principles of the Japan-China Joint Statement.
The two sides reached consensus on building a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship.
It is worth noting that this is Takeshi Iwaya’s first visit to the Chinese capital since he became Japan’s foreign minister in October.
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