BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kong Quan said here Tuesday that he hoped the Japanese media would play a positive role in enhancing mutual understanding between the general public of the two countries.

    Kong made the remarks at a regular press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

    Kong said Japan's resident media in Beijing have done a lot in comprehensive reporting of everything happened in China, and confirmed the media's coverage of China's positive attitude toward the development of friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.

    He said the media are playing a very important role in increasing mutual understanding and trust between the people in China and Japan.

    But he pointed out that some Japanese media are keen on playing up the friction and problems emerging from the currently troubled bilateral relations.

    The media should think more of the overall prospect of China-Japan relationship and not play up events that undermine the bilateral ties between the two countries, he said. Enditem