On March 24, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked that a few days ago, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Japan and presided over the China-Japan-Japan-Japan-Japan-Japan-Japan-High-Level Economic Dialogue, met with several Japanese political leaders, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Shigeru Iwaya. According to the news released by China, Foreign Minister Wang Yi elaborated on China's position and concerns on historical issues during the meeting, and emphasized that Japan should correctly understand and treat history. Can the spokesperson further introduce China’s principled position on this issue?
Guo Jiakun said that as Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, historical issues concern the political foundation of China-Japan relations and the feelings of the people of the country victims of the war. Correct understanding and treating history is an important prerequisite for Japan to return to the international community after the war, the political basis for Japan's development relations with neighboring countries, and an important criterion for testing whether Japan can abide by its commitment to peaceful development. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Don’t forget the past and the future. Remembering the past history is not to continue hatred, but to cherish the hard-won peace at present and to better open up the future. The four Chinese and Japanese political documents established the important political principle of "learning from history and facing the future", and Japan has made serious political commitments.
(CCTV reporter Zhu Ruomeng)
