(Two Sessions Express) Wang Yi's Three Advice on Sino-Japanese Relations: Don't do things like taking chestnuts out of fire for others

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 7 (Reporter Li Chun) "The Japanese side should follow the trend, not against the current, not to take chestnuts out of the fire for others, and not to take the wrong path of beggar-thy-neighbor." Chinese State Councilor and Diplomatic Minister Wang Yi said this when discussing Sino-Japanese relations in Beijing on the 7th.

　　On the same day, the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference, inviting Wang Yi to answer questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to "China's foreign policy and foreign relations".

　　This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.

When asked how he viewed China-Japan relations in the new era, Wang Yi pointed out that 50 years ago, the older generation of leaders of the two countries made a major decision to normalize diplomatic relations with great political courage in order to achieve peace and friendship between China and Japan.

Over the past 50 years, the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides have continued to expand, bringing important benefits to the two peoples.

Last year, the leaders of the two countries reached an important consensus on building a China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era, charting the course for the next step in the development of the relationship.

　　"At the same time, we must also see that the current China-Japan relations still face some differences and challenges. In particular, there are always some people in Japan who do not want to see China's rapid development and do not want to see China-Japan relations stable." Wang Yi said.

　　Afterwards, Wang Yi offered three points of advice to the Japanese side:

　　The first is to stay true to the original intention and grasp the correct direction of bilateral relations.

It is necessary to earnestly abide by the principles and spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and implement the important consensus of "mutual cooperation partners and no threat to each other" and "mutual support for each other's peaceful development", so as to ensure that bilateral relations will always develop in the direction of peace and friendship.

　　The second is to keep promises and maintain the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Major and sensitive issues such as history and Taiwan bear on the foundation of mutual trust between China and Japan.

The foundation is not strong, and the ground shakes.

It is hoped that the Japanese side will abide by the series of solemn commitments it has made so far on these issues, so as to avoid serious impact on the relationship between the two countries.

　　The third is to follow the trend and jointly create broad prospects for bilateral relations.

It is a historical inevitability that world multi-polarization and democratization of international relations replace unilateralism and hegemonism. Cold War alliances and geopolitical confrontations have long been unpopular.

The Japanese side should follow the trend, not against the current, not to take chestnuts out of fire for others, and not to take the wrong path of beggar-thy-neighbor.

We must truly take history as a mirror, face the future, and make Japan's due contribution to regional peace, stability and development.

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