China urges Japan to admit mistakes

2014-01-30 09:43 Xinhua Web Editor: Yao Lan

China urges Japan to admit mistakes

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping on Tuesday urged Japan's leaders to admit their mistakes and make real efforts to improve bilateral ties.

Cheng made the comment at a press briefing in the Beijing Bureau of the RIA Novosti News Agency. Russian ambassador to China Denisov Andrey was also present.

As close neighbors, we pay great attention to our ties with Japan. China has always advocated relations with Japan, based on the four political documents and in the spirit of taking history as a mirror and looking into the future, Cheng said.

The current difficult situation is caused entirely by Japan, Cheng said.

"The Japanese leader's visit to the Yasukuni shrine is the last thing that the Chinese people can bear. It creates a new, severe tension in the ties," Cheng said.

On Dec. 26, 2013, Abe visited the Yasukuni shrine to show respect to the Japanese war dead, sparking protests from China and the Republic of Korea, and international criticism. The shrine honors 14 WWII Class-A war criminals.

中方督促日本領導人以實際行動為改善兩國關系作出切實努力

中國外交部副部長程國平２８日在談及中日關系時表示，中方督促日本領導人承認錯誤，改弦更張，以實際行動為改善兩國關系作出切實努力。

程國平是在俄羅斯新聞社北京新聞中心舉辦的新聞發布會作如上表述的。俄羅斯駐華大使杰尼索夫共同出席發布會。

程國平說，中日互為重要近鄰，我們重視同日本的關系，一貫主張在中日四個政治文件基礎上，本著以史為鑒、面向未來的精神發展中日關系。當前中日關系的困難局面是日方一手造成的，日方領導人悍然參拜供奉有二戰甲級戰犯的靖國神社，突破了中國人民可以容忍的底線，給中日關系改善制造了新的嚴重障礙。