Japan – China foreign ministers hold online meeting to promote bilateral relations

In it, Foreign Minister Japan – China emphasized the narrowing of differences and efforts to realize the common vision of a stable and constructive relationship that the leaders of the two countries agreed to during their phone call in October 2021.

Emphasize the difficulties that Japan – China relations are facing, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that the two sides need to promote dialogue and maintain cooperation in necessary fields.

Mr. Hayashi warned that the bilateral relationship “is facing many difficulties and Japanese public opinion is very harsh towards China”. The Japanese foreign minister also expressed concern about China’s growing military presence in the East and South China Seas.

In response, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that information about “Japan cooperating with the US to deal with China” was appearing more and more and creating a “dark atmosphere”, according to the content of the exchange. posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. Mr. Wang Yi stated that cooperation between Japan and the US “should not create a situation of confrontation between the parties”.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi during a press conference with the Quartet in Melbourne, Australia, February 11. (Photo: Reuters)

The two sides agreed to promote cooperation related to Japan-China economic relations in many fields and at various levels in an appropriate manner, and affirmed the importance of promoting people-to-people exchanges. population and economy between the two countries.

For his part, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi suggested that the two sides consider the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations this year as an opportunity to strengthen the political foundation in bilateral relations, maintain and develop friendly relations between the two countries. He called on the two sides to soon remove factors hindering the development of relations.

This is the first meeting between the foreign ministers of China and Japan since November 2021, taking place amid concerns about rising geopolitical tensions.

The Sino-Japanese talks took place on May 19 before US President Joe Biden traveled to Japan this week to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and attend a meeting of the Quartet, a security mechanism jointly established by the US and Japan. , Australia and India formed to respond to China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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