BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday met with a delegation led by Yohei Kono, president of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT), in Beijing.
The two nations celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations final yr, and this yr marks the forty fifth anniversary of the signature of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Li mentioned. He famous that China-Japan relations are at an essential juncture: taking stock of the previous and envisioning the longer term.
Li mentioned the 2 nations ought to at all times abide by the rules set out within the 4 political paperwork between China and Japan, safeguard the foundations for the event of bilateral relations, view one another’s growth objectively and rationally, and implement the political consensus that they need to be cooperative companions moderately than threats to one another.
Li mentioned that the pragmatic cooperation between China and Japan has a strong basis, sturdy complementarity and nice potential, and the 2 nations share in depth widespread pursuits.
“China is pursuing high-quality development in a comprehensive way, firmly advancing high-level opening-up, and actively building a market-oriented, law-based and internationalized business environment,” he mentioned, noting that China will, as at all times, help Japanese firms in increasing funding in and cooperation with China.
Kono mentioned that JAPIT is dedicated to selling Japan-China financial and commerce exchanges, enhancing the Japan-China friendship and supporting China’s growth, and is keen to uphold the spirit of mutual respect and belief with the Chinese aspect to push ahead pleasant Japan-China cooperation.