Special Report: President Hu Visits Japan

    TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao made a five-point proposal on furthering the China-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relations during a speech at the Waseda University Thursday afternoon.

    First, he said, the two countries should strive to enhance mutual strategic trust, which is fundamental for stable relations among countries.

Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers a speech at Waseda University in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on May 8, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Both as important countries in Asia as well as in the world, China and Japan should make an objective judgment on each other and treat each other as cooperative partner for a win-win result, rather than competitor of a zero-sum game, Hu said.

    Efforts should also be made to boost their mutually beneficial cooperation, he said, adding that China and Japan should cherish the sound pattern formed through many years of economic and trade cooperation and give a better play of their mutually complementary economies with huge potentials for cooperation.

    The president elaborated on the importance of expanding cultural exchanges, saying that personnel and cultural exchanges serve as bridges and channels for boosting understandings and friendliness between the two peoples.

    The president expounded on the need for more coordination and cooperation between the two countries for a more prosperous Asia.

    Coordination and cooperation between China and Japan are indispensable for a more prosperous Asia, Hu said. China is willing to work with Japan and other Asian nations to push forwardall kinds of regional and sub-regional cooperation, improve common security, safeguard peace and stability in Northeast Asia, promote the process of cooperation and integration in East Asia and achieve the common development of China and Japan through efforts to build a more prosperous Asia, he said.

    President Hu also proposed to make joint efforts to deal with global challenges.

    Faced with mounting common challenges from terrorism, climate change, problems in energy and food security, financial risks, as well as natural disasters, major epidemics and the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the world should join efforts to deal with the threats, Hu said.

    China is willing to work with Japan to take an active part in all kinds of international cooperation, enhance the capability to deal with challenges, and push forward the great cause of peace and development of the humanity, he added.

    Hu said that standing on the new historic threshold, China-Japan relations are facing new opportunities for further development.

    The common interests and cooperative areas of the two countries are expanding and their regional and international responsibility are also increasing amid rapid globalization, said the president.

    "We reached broad consensus on the deepening of the strategic and mutually beneficial relations between China and Japan in an all-round way and worked out a framework for the long-term stable and healthy development of the bilateral ties" during talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday, Hu said.

    Hu started a state visit to Japan on Tuesday, the first by a Chinese head of state to the country in a decade.

Chinese President: Prospects lie ahead for settlement of East China Sea issue

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday that prospects lie ahead for China and Japan to resolve the issue of joint exploration of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea.

Hu made the remarks during a joint press briefing with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda following their official talks around noon. Full story

Chinese president meets Japanese political party leaders

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday met here separately with leaders and representatives of Japan's major political parties.

    During the talks, President Hu said that China and Japan, as close neighbors and major powers in Asia and in the world at large, share vast common interests in international affairs and shoulder common responsibility in promoting regional and world peace and development. Full story

Chinese, Japanese leaders seek for new prospects for bilateral ties

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda held talks here Wednesday to seek for new prospects for the two countries' strategic and mutually beneficial relations.

   Hu is on a five-day state visit to Japan, the first to the country by China's head of state in a decade. Full story

Chinese, Japanese leaders agree to exchange regular visits

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd L) and his wife Liu Yongqing (1st L) pose for photos with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (2nd R) and his wife Kiyoko (1st R) before a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda agreed Wednesday to establish a mechanism for a regular exchange of visits between leaders of the two countries in an effort to enhance bilateral ties. Full story

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