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.

中方督促日本领导人以实际行动为改善两国关系作出切实努力

中国外交部副部长程国平２８日在谈及中日关系时表示，中方督促日本领导人承认错误，改弦更张，以实际行动为改善两国关系作出切实努力。

程国平是在俄罗斯新闻社北京新闻中心举办的新闻发布会作如上表述的。俄罗斯驻华大使杰尼索夫共同出席发布会。

程国平说，中日互为重要近邻，我们重视同日本的关系，一贯主张在中日四个政治文件基础上，本着以史为鉴、面向未来的精神发展中日关系。当前中日关系的困难局面是日方一手造成的，日方领导人悍然参拜供奉有二战甲级战犯的靖国神社，突破了中国人民可以容忍的底线，给中日关系改善制造了新的严重障碍。