China and Japan ought to work collectively to construct a bilateral relationship that meets the wants of the brand new period, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stated in Jakarta on Friday.
While assembly with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on the sidelines of a sequence of ASEAN overseas ministers’ conferences, Wang stated that this yr marks the forty fifth anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, which stipulated in regulation that the 2 international locations ought to adhere to peace, friendship and cooperation and established timeless rules and instructions for bilateral exchanges.
At current, bilateral relations are at a vital juncture, Wang stated, noting that Japan’s positioning of China as the best strategic problem and hyping up the “China threat” is significantly inconsistent with the truth of China-Japan relations and runs counter to the essential consensus of “be partners, not threats.”
Wang expressed the hope that Japan will set up an goal and rational understanding of China and convey bilateral relations again on observe with sound and regular growth, including that China is open to sustaining contacts in any respect ranges, together with financial and commerce exchanges and people-to-people exchanges.
For his half, Hayashi stated that there’s enormous potential for Japan-China cooperation in a variety of fields, and the Japanese facet attaches nice significance to strengthening dialogue and communication with China.
Japan appears to be like ahead to taking the forty fifth anniversary of the signing of the Japan-China Treaty of Peace and Friendship as a possibility and, below the steering of the consensuses reached by the leaders of the 2 international locations, construct constructive and secure Japan-China relations and create situations for high-level exchanges between the 2 sides, Hayashi stated.
Regarding the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy plant into the Pacific Ocean, Wang confused that it is a matter that issues the protection of the marine setting in addition to the life and well being of humankind.
Nuclear-contaminated water from nuclear accidents shouldn’t be in comparison with the wastewater of regular nuclear energy crops as they’re fully totally different in nature, Wang stated.
There is neither a precedent nor a generally accepted normal regarding such discharge, Wang stated, including that it’s a scientific matter and a query of perspective as effectively.
Wang urged the Japanese facet to resist different events’ professional issues and consultants’ opinions, scientifically confirm totally different discharge approaches and keep away from self-assertion, including that honest communication and a prudent method are essential for dealing with the matter.
Source: CGTN