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BEIJING, Nov. 23 -- A Japanese statesman said here Friday that Japan-China ties
are the one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world and the
two nations should build strategic and reciprocal relations based on a
consensus.
Sadakazu Tanigaki, the policy research council chairman of the Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP), one of Japan's two ruling parties, said that a stable
relationship between Japan and China was of great importance to Asia's
development and prosperity.
"I think the key fact for the Japan-China relationship is that it not only
concerns the two countries but also is vital to the peace, stability and
prosperity in Asia and the world at large," Sadakazu Tanigaki said in a written
interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the third meeting of the ruling
party's exchange mechanism.
He highlighted the rapid growth of the Chinese economy, saying that Japan has
had much success in addressing the problems caused by public hazards, energy
waste and unemployment, which are "worth sharing with China".
He said Japan hopes to further bilateral cooperation in fields such as trade,
energy, environment and public health.
"The environmental issue has become a global concern and I believe the two
nations could establish effective cooperation regarding that," he said.
He also suggested that ties between the two Asian neighbors should be regarded
as "indispensable" and should be further boosted by "expanding common interests
and furthering mutual understanding".
Tetsuo Saito, chairman of the policy research council of the New Komeito, the
other ruling party of Japan, recognized that the growth of the Chinese economy
offered opportunity for Japan. He predicted that the economic interaction
between the two biggest Asian economies would intensify with the expansion of
China's international influence.
He told Xinhua that his party attaches high importance to the exchange programs
that involve the young generations of the two countries.
The year 2007 marks the 35th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan
diplomatic ties. Also, China will host the Olympic Games next year. Both events
will provide an opportunity to step up youth exchange programs, Tetsuo Saito
added.
Both Japanese leaders praised the exchange mechanism, stressing that is
important and Japan hopes it would contribute to the development of strategic
and reciprocal relations.
Invited by the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Japanese delegation came to
Beijing to attend the third such exchange meeting.
During their stay in Beijing, senior CPC leader Xi Jinping, Chinese State
Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and Wang Jiarui, Minister of the International Department
of the CPC Central Committee, all met with the delegation.
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