(Close View of China) Thinking about and planning China-Japan relations, why Xi Jinping emphasized historical and global perspectives

　　China News Service, Beijing, September 4 (Zhang Su, Zhang Weiran and Li Jingze) A symposium to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Beijing on September 3.

When talking about the relationship between China and Japan, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, said that the relationship between the two countries should be considered and planned from a historical and global perspective.

　　An expert on modern Chinese history and international relations interviewed by a reporter from China News Agency believes that Xi Jinping specifically expressed his views on historical issues and the development of Sino-Japanese relations at the symposium, and maintained his discussion from the two dimensions of "time" and "emptiness". The meaning of long-term peaceful and friendly relations between Japan is not only to respond to real concerns, but also to build on long-term development.

An important political foundation for establishing and developing Sino-Japanese relations

　　Looking back at the two thousand years of history of exchanges between China and Japan, peace and friendship are the mainstream.

However, it should also be noted that Japan's continued aggression against China is the darkest page in Chinese history in modern times.

From the start of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894 to the full-scale war of aggression against China in 1937, Japanese reactionary rulers invaded China time and time again.

　　Today, some people still try to distort and distort the history of Japanese aggression.

At the meeting, Xi Jinping pointed out that correct treatment and profound reflection on the history of Japanese militarism aggression is an important political basis for establishing and developing Sino-Japanese relations.

He also said that any remarks that deny the history of aggression or even beautify the war of aggression and colonial rule cannot but arouse great indignation, severe condemnation, and high vigilance from the Chinese people and the people of Asian countries.

　　"Considering that there are always some people in Japan trying to erase this history, Xi Jinping made this important statement on the basis of clarifying the important historical facts of Japan's invasion of China, which is precisely to'consolidate and strengthen the foundation' of Sino-Japanese relations. Only with a solid foundation can we go far," said Wang Jianlang, director of the Institute of Modern History at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

　　According to Gao Shihua, a researcher at the Institute of Modern History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, this period of history not only brought huge losses to China, but also to Japan.

From this perspective, Japan has learned bitter lessons and is also beneficial to itself.

　　Some Japanese scholars also hold the view of reflecting on history and warning of the present.

Makoto Matsuno, a researcher at the Institute of International Peace at Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, has also been engaged in research in the field of poison gas warfare by the Japanese invaders for many years. The basis of "Fighting Again".

Promote China-Japan relations to continue on the right track

　　After the symposium, Kyodo News, Tokyo Broadcasting (TBS), Nippon Television (NTV) and other Japanese media reported and quoted Xi Jinping’s proposal to “correctly treat and deeply reflect on the history of Japanese militarist aggression, which is important for establishing and developing Sino-Japanese relations. "Political basis" is expressed, and at the same time, China is also very concerned about the positive signals that China has released on the bilateral relations between the two countries.

　　Xi Jinping pointed out at the meeting that the emphasis on remembering historical experience and lessons is not to perpetuate hatred, but to arouse kind people's yearning and persistence for peace.

He also said, "Adhere to the basis of mutual respect and seeking common ground while reserving differences, and actively promote the construction of a new pattern of cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win situation, and promote the continuous development of bilateral relations along the right track."

　　Wang Jianlang analyzed that China's solemn commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was not intended to "calculate old accounts."

Rather, it clarifies the Chinese government's consistent position on the development of long-term peaceful and friendly relations between China and Japan by learning from the past and knowing the past, showing a "forward-looking" mindset.

　　"When we say'take history as a mirror and face the future', we must not only face history and not forget history, but also focus on the future to build Sino-Japanese relations." said Guo Yanjun, director of the Institute of Asia Studies at the China Foreign Affairs University.

　　In recent years, China-Japan relations have returned to the right track and achieved new developments.

Gao Shihua gave an example that China and Japan supported each other during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and continued to write good stories about the friendship between the two countries. China-Japan relations still maintain a good momentum of development.

　　Meet the needs of maintaining peace and stability in Asia and the world

　　In addition to learning from the time dimension, Xi Jinping also discusses Sino-Japanese relations from the spatial dimension.

He said that China and Japan are close neighbors.

Maintaining long-term peaceful and friendly relations between China and Japan conforms to the fundamental interests of the two peoples and conforms to the needs of maintaining peace and stability in Asia and the world.

　　China and Japan are both major economies in the world and important economic and trade cooperation partners for each other.

In 2019, the total bilateral trade volume between China and Japan exceeded US$310 billion, and Japan’s accumulated actual investment in China exceeded US$110 billion, ranking first in the country's ranking of total foreign capital utilization.

Facing the impact of the epidemic this year, China-Japan economic and trade cooperation has shown greater resilience, and the monthly import and export volume has resumed growth since March.

　　Gao Feng, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce of China, said on the 3rd that China is willing to work with Japan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries in the economic and trade field, promote the construction of Sino-Japanese relations that meet the requirements of the new era, and continue to deepen the fight against the epidemic and the economy and society. Development cooperation will make due contributions to the global economy from the impact of the epidemic and back to the growth track.

　　Guo Yanjun said that despite the changes in the international situation, the theme of the current era is still peace and development. Countries in the world, including China, should cherish this hard-won peaceful environment even more.

The cooperation between China and Japan is of great significance to promoting the sound development of international relations in the East Asia region and even larger areas. This is also the due meaning of China's top leaders thinking about and planning China-Japan relations at this important moment.

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