VI. Outlook

The world today is undergoing complex and profound changes, and global economic growth is still beset by many destabilizing factors and uncertainties. Asia enjoys a generally stable situation, with relatively good economic growth and rising status and influence in the international community. East Asia cooperation is thriving and regional economic integration is picking up speed. China, Japan and the ROK face both opportunities and challenges in promoting sustainable economic development.

China, Japan and the ROK together represent 74% and 22% of East Asian and world population, 90% and 20% of East Asian and world economy, and 70% and 20% of East Asian and world trade respectively. Further advancing trilateral cooperation not only contributes to the development of the three countries, but also helps promote East Asian integration and drives global economic growth.

China, Japan and the ROK have agreed that they will follow the principles of drawing lessons from history, be future-oriented, pursuing mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, promoting openness and transparency and respecting cultural differences in conducting trilateral cooperation, and make joint efforts to build a trilateral relationship featuring good-neighborliness, mutual trust, all-round cooperation, mutual benefit and common development, promote regional economic integration in East Asia, and contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in East Asia, Asia and beyond.

China will continue to approach and manage trilateral cooperation from a strategic perspective, and, on the basis of mutual trust, mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, expand and deepen cooperation with Japan and the ROK across the board so as to take trilateral cooperation to a new level. Looking forward, trilateral cooperation enjoys a broad prospect and enormous potential for further development.