Special Report:
President Hu Visits
Japan
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President
Hu Jintao met here on Thursday with four former Japanese prime ministers and
held friendly talks with them.
While having breakfast with Yasuhiro Nakasone,
Toshiki Kaifu, Yoshiro Mori and Shinzo Abe, Hu said that the China-Japan
relationship is one of the most important bilateral relations for both
countries.
In the changing world, China and Japan are facing
more common issues and responsibilities, and are sharing more common interests
and larger room for development, Hu said. The China-Japan relations have
exceeded the bilateral domain and are exerting stronger regional and global
influence.
"The situation requests the two sides to earnestly
think about and map out the future of the China-Japan relations from a strategic
and long-term perspective," Hu said.
Nakasone voiced his belief that the two countries'
fourth political document signed Wednesday -- the China-Japan joint statement on
all-round promotion of strategic and mutually beneficial relations -- will lead
the bilateral relations to a better future.
Kaifu stressed the importance of candid exchange of
views when dealing with problems between the two countries. He called on the two
sides to strengthen communication in all fields, especially between young
people.
Yoshiro Mori expressed his views on the development
of Africa and hoped that China and Japan will enhance cooperation to make joint
contribution to peace and development of the continent.
Shinzo Abe said that the exchange of visits by
leaders of the two countries is of great importance to the improvement and
advancement of bilateral ties and is conducive to the promotion of bilateral
strategic and mutually beneficial relations.
The four former prime ministers wished the Beijing
Olympics a success.
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.
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan agreed on Wednesday to promote military exchanges as part of the efforts to implement the joint statement issued after talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan agreed to enhance economic cooperation in a joint press communique issued Wednesday during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit here.
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan pledged to strengthen cooperation in food security in a bid to safeguard the life and health of the two peoples, said a joint press communique issued on Wednesday.
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan agreed in a joint press communique issued here on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in improving Japan's ties with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan agreed on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in the fields of energy and environment protection.
