Wang Yi urges China and Japan to build constructive and stable ties

 
China and Japan should jointly advance the strategic relationship of mutual benefit and build constructive and stable bilateral ties fit for the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday during a phone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. During the talks, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated Motegi on taking office once again as the Japanese foreign minister, reports BBC.

China and Japan are each other's important neighbors, Wang said, noting that China has maintained consistency and stability in its policies toward Japan. He added that China is willing to work with Japan to continue upholding the principles and following the direction set in the four political documents between the two nations. China has noticed the positive signals sent by the new Japanese cabinet, Wang said, adding that high-level exchanges are of great significance to the development of bilateral relations.

It is hoped that Japan's new cabinet will make a good start in engaging with China and put right "the first button of a shirt," said Wang.

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