BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Yasuo Fukuda, former Japanese prime minister and former chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, in Beijing on Friday.
Wang mentioned China has causes to be involved in regards to the doable regression of Japan’s coverage towards China and to query whether or not Japan will proceed to stick to the course of peaceable improvement.
China hopes Japan will return to the unique aspiration of the 4 political paperwork between the 2 international locations, take away interference from all sides, and create situations for the wholesome improvement of China-Japan relations and the resumption of post-pandemic exchanges in all fields, he mentioned.
Wang lauded Fukuda’s contribution to China-Japan friendship over time and hoped that extra Japanese folks from all walks of life will play a optimistic position in enhancing China-Japan ties.
Hailing China’s efforts to peacefully resolve regional disputes, Fukuda mentioned China has actively promoted financial globalization and achieved fruitful ends in exterior exchanges and cooperation, injecting confidence and certainty into this world of change and dysfunction.
Fukuda mentioned he hopes that the 2 international locations will keep high-level exchanges, strengthen people-to-people exchanges, improve mutual understanding, eradicate misunderstanding and misjudgment, and work collectively for peace and improvement in Asia.