China News Agency, Bangkok, November 17 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) On the afternoon of November 17 local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Bangkok.
Xi Jinping pointed out that this year, China and Japan jointly commemorated the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations.
Over the past 50 years, the two sides have successively reached four political documents and a series of important consensuses. Exchanges and cooperation in various fields have yielded fruitful results, bringing important benefits to the two peoples and promoting regional peace, development and prosperity.
China and Japan are close neighbors to each other, and both are important countries in Asia and the world, sharing many common interests and room for cooperation.
The importance of Sino-Japanese relations has not changed and will not change.
China is willing to work with Japan to grasp the general direction of bilateral relations from a strategic perspective and build a China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the two sides should treat each other with sincerity and mutual trust, abide by the principles of the four political documents between China and Japan, sum up and learn from historical experience, view each other's development objectively and rationally, and embody the political consensus of "being each other's cooperative partners and not posing threats to each other". to the policy.
Major issues of principle such as history and Taiwan involve the political foundation and basic trust of the relationship between the two countries, and must be honored and properly handled.
China does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, nor does it accept anyone's interference in China's internal affairs under any pretext.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Japan have different social systems and national conditions, and the two sides should respect each other, increase trust and dispel doubts.
On maritime and territorial disputes, it is necessary to abide by the principled consensus that has been reached, show political wisdom and take responsibility to properly manage differences.
The two sides should continue to give full play to the unique advantages of geographical proximity and people-to-people exchanges, and carry out exchanges and exchanges through various channels such as the government, political parties, parliaments, and local governments. In particular, they should focus on the long-term, actively carry out youth exchanges, shape mutual objective and positive cognition, and promote people-to-people bonds.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the economies of the two countries are highly interdependent, and it is necessary to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in the digital economy, green development, finance and finance, medical care and elderly care, and maintaining the stability and smoothness of the industrial and supply chains, so as to achieve a higher level of complementary advantages and mutual benefit and win-win results.
The two countries should focus on their respective long-term interests and the common interests of the region, adhere to strategic independence, be good-neighborly, resist conflicts and confrontations, practice genuine multilateralism, promote the process of regional integration, jointly develop and build Asia well, and respond to global challenges .
Fumio Kishida said that we had a successful phone call last October and reached an agreement on building Japan-China relations that meet the requirements of the new era.
At present, exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two countries are gradually resumed.
As close neighbors, Japan and China do not pose a threat to each other, and they need and should coexist peacefully.
Japan cannot develop and prosper without China, and vice versa.
Japan welcomes China to make positive contributions to the world through its own development.
Japan-China cooperation has great potential. The two countries shoulder important responsibilities for regional and global peace and prosperity. Japan is willing to work together with China to realize the healthy and stable development of Japan-China relations.
On the Taiwan issue, the commitments made by the Japanese side in the Japan-China Joint Statement have not changed at all.
I am willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the Chinese side and jointly lead the right direction of Japan-China relations.
The two sides agreed to maintain high-level exchanges and dialogue and communication, enhance political mutual trust, promote practical cooperation, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs, and work together to build a stable and constructive Sino-Japanese relationship that meets the requirements of the new era.
Ding Xuexiang, Wang Yi, He Lifeng and others attended the meeting.
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