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Chinese Premier Meets Japanese Foreign Minister

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Chinese Premier Meets Japanese Foreign Minister

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday in Beijing that China and Japan are countries of great influence in Asia and should adopt a broader perspective in order to enhance mutual trust and expand common interests.

Wen made the remark during a meeting with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi here.

Wen said that, in the new century and faced with a new situation, the two countries should strengthen rather than weaken their friendly relations, should increase rather than reduce exchanges at all levels and should expand rather than scale down their cooperation in the fields of trade and economy.

Wen said the Chinese government will continue to attach importance to and develop Sino-Japanese relations. He said the Chinese government hopes that, guided by the three political documents including the China-Japan Joint Statement signed between the two countries, the two countries will strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields, promote the traditional friendship between the two peoples and ensure that the friendship between the two peoples is passed down from one generation to the next.

Wen said that both countries should emphasize the importance ofthe consensus of "drawing lessons from history and looking ahead to the future" reached between them.

He said that the two countries should look ahead on the basis of a correct recognition of history so as to build a lasting good-neighborly relationship of cooperation.

Kawaguchi presented Wen with a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

She said the friendship between the two countries has a long history and a solid foundation and Japan-China relationship is very important.

The Japanese side stands ready to consider and plan the further strengthening of its relations with China oriented toward the future on the basis of a correct recognition of history and in line with the principles set forth in the three political documents signed between the two countries, she said.

She said that China's rapid economic development and increasing influence in the world provide Japan with an opportunity. The two side should expand common interests, increase bilateral cooperation and contribute to regional cooperation so as to benefit the people of the two countries, the minister said.

State councilor meets Japanese FM

China and Japan should strengthen cooperation and coordination in east Asia and make positive contributions to the peace and development in Asia and the world, Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said Monday.

The two countries should pay much attention to and properly deal with the historical and Taiwan issues which affect the healthy development of bilateral relations, in an effort to safeguard the political foundation of China-Japan relations, Tang said while meeting with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi.

Tang noted that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan. The two sides should abide by and carry on the principle and essence of the treaty and deepen beneficial cooperation in all areas, Tang said.

Kawaguchi said Japan is willing to adhere to the principles contained in the three political documents signed by Japan and China and create a new history between the two countries.

She said China is playing an increasingly important role in the world. The two countries should further expand common interests and strengthen coordination and cooperation in international, especially regional, affairs.

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