China's guidelines on promoting its friendly and cooperative
relations with Japan have not changed despite the severe
difficulties that continue to exist in current bilateral relations,
said a senior official in Beijing Tuesday.
Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remarks
at a meeting with Yamazaki Taku, former vice president of Liberal
Democratic Party of Japan.
"We admire the considerable work done by Yamazaki, an old friend
of the Chinese people, in boosting the China-Japan relations," said
Wang.
"The guidelines put forward by the CPC and the Chinese
government on developing the Sino-Japanese relations remain
unchanged although the current bilateral ties are confronted with
severe difficulties," he stressed.
Yamazaki said Japan should cherish relations with China and
exchange views with China as its friend.
President Hu Jintao met with the heads of seven Japan-China
friendship organizations in Beijing on March 31, stressing that the
Chinese government has a "clear," "consistent" and "unswerving"
stance on its relations with Japan.
Wang said the President hopes the Japanese people will
understand the positive stance and sincere willingness of Chinese
leaders to improve bilateral relations. He also hopes Japanese
leaders will remove obstacles so as to push forward bilateral
ties.
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(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2006)
