China News Service, Beijing, August 18 (Reporter Guo Chaokai Xing Chong) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference on August 18.
A reporter asked: According to media reports, during the ninth China-Japan high-level political dialogue held yesterday, China and Japan agreed to take the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations this year as an opportunity to strengthen dialogue and communication at all levels and jointly build a constructive and stable relationship. Sino-Japanese relations.
What is China's comment?
Wang Wenbin: The 2,000-year history of exchanges between China and Japan and the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan have revealed that peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation are the only correct choices for bilateral relations.
The two sides should take the important consensus of the leaders as their political guidance and follow their actions, uphold a high sense of responsibility and mission, sum up history in a profound way, maintain a firm view, eliminate internal and external interference, and work together to build a China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era.
It is hoped that the Japanese side will focus on the fundamental long-term interests of the two countries and the two peoples, establish a correct understanding of China, pursue a positive, pragmatic and rational policy toward China, adhere to the correct direction of peaceful development, abide by the four political documents and political consensus between China and Japan, and work with the Chinese side. , enhance political mutual trust, abandon zero-sum thinking, properly manage differences, and promote the relationship between the two countries to become more mature, stable, healthy and resilient.
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