China News Agency, Tianjin, August 18. On August 17, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, co-chaired the ninth China-Japan High-level Political Dialogue with Japan's National Security Director Takeo Akiba in Tianjin.
Yang Jiechi said that 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 enlightened both sides 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.
Yang Jiechi stressed that in the face of the complex world situation, the regional and global significance of China-Japan relations has become more prominent.
President Xi Jinping put forward the global development initiative and global security initiative, which fundamentally responded to the general appeal of all countries for peace and development.
China's development is an important engine for the development of the region and the world.
Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory.
The Taiwan question concerns the political foundation of China-Japan relations and the basic trust between the two countries.
The Japanese side should 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.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.
The two sides believed that the dialogue was candid, in-depth and constructive, reached some useful consensus, and will continue to maintain dialogue and communication.
The China-Japan High-level Political Dialogue is an important institutional arrangement to strengthen high-level strategic communication between the two countries. It was held for the first time in 2015.
The time for the dialogue was agreed by the two sides in advance, and the eighth dialogue was held in Tokyo on February 28, 2020.
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