BANGKOK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping stated right here Thursday that China stands able to work with Japan to maintain the bilateral relationship on the proper course from a strategic peak, and construct a China-Japan relationship match for the brand new period.
Xi made the remarks throughout a gathering with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the twenty ninth Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
Noting that China and Japan collectively commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the normalization of bilateral relations this yr, Xi stated over the previous 5 a long time, the 2 sides have adopted the 4 China-Japan political paperwork, reached a variety of essential frequent understandings, and loved fruitful exchanges and cooperation in numerous areas.
All these have delivered essential advantages to the 2 peoples and contributed to regional peace, growth and prosperity. As shut neighbors and essential nations in Asia and the world, China and Japan share many frequent pursuits and ample room for cooperation. The significance of China-Japan relations has not and won’t change, stated Xi.
Xi emphasised that the 2 sides have to deal with one another with sincerity and interact one another with belief, abide by the ideas of the 4 China-Japan political paperwork, and draw classes from historical past, including that they should view one another’s growth in an goal and rational method, and translate into insurance policies the political consensus that the 2 nations ought to “be partners, not threats.”
Major problems with precept reminiscent of historical past and Taiwan bear on the political basis and primary belief in China-Japan relations, and subsequently have to be dealt with in good religion and appropriately. China doesn’t intrude in different nations’ inside affairs, nor does it settle for any excuse by anybody to intrude in its inside affairs, stated Xi.
Saying that China and Japan are completely different in social system and nationwide situations, Xi stated the 2 sides ought to respect one another, improve understanding and dispel distrust. On points relating to maritime and territorial disputes, it’s important to abide by the ideas and customary understandings which have been reached, and present political knowledge and duty to correctly handle variations, stated Xi.
The two sides ought to proceed to leverage their geographical proximity, shut people-to-people ties and different distinctive strengths, and facilitate exchanges and communication by means of channels between governments, political events, legislatures, and localities amongst others. It is especially essential to take the lengthy view, actively perform exchanges among the many younger individuals, foster an goal and constructive notion of one another and convey the 2 peoples nearer, stated Xi.
With their economies extremely interdependent, the 2 nations have to step up dialogue and cooperation in such areas as digital financial system, inexperienced growth, fiscal and monetary sectors, well being care and old-age care and in conserving the commercial and provide chains steady and unclogged, in order to appreciate complementarity and mutual advantages at a better stage, stated Xi.
Bearing in thoughts their respective long-term pursuits and the frequent pursuits of the area, the 2 nations have to uphold strategic autonomy and good-neighborliness, reject battle and confrontation, follow true multilateralism, advance regional integration, work collectively for sound growth and progress in Asia, and reply to international challenges, stated Xi.
For his half, Kishida recalled the profitable telephone name he had with Xi in October final yr, throughout which they agreed to construct a Japan-China relationship match for the brand new period, including that exchanges and cooperation between the 2 nations in numerous fields are resuming steadily.
As shut neighbors, Japan and China pose no risk to one another. The two sides have to and may coexist in peace. Japan might hardly obtain growth and prosperity with out China, and the identical is true the opposite method round, stated Kishida.
Japan welcomes China’s constructive contribution to the world by means of its personal growth. Japan-China cooperation holds nice potential as each nations shoulder essential obligations for peace and prosperity of the area and the world. Japan is able to work with China for sound and steady progress of Japan-China relations, he stated.
On the Taiwan query, there was no change in any way to the commitments Japan made within the Japan-China Joint Statement, stated Kishida, expressing his readiness to extend dialogue and communication with the Chinese aspect to collectively chart the proper course for Japan-China relations.
The two sides agreed to keep up high-level interactions, dialogue and communication, improve political mutual belief, promote sensible cooperation, develop people-to-people exchanges, step up coordination and cooperation in worldwide and regional affairs, and work collectively to construct a steady and constructive China-Japan relationship match for the brand new period.