Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls the Japanese government to join China in upholding multilateralism, free trade system, and a rule-based international order in light of the current anti-globalization and trade protectionism policies of America under the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
Tadamori Oshima, speaker of the House of the Japanese parliament was in Beijing on Tuesday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a report from Xinhua said.
In a statement, Li said that both China and Japan have crucial roles in bringing peace, stability, and prosperity, not only for their respective countries but for this part of the Asian region as well.
"Healthy and stable China-Japan ties are beneficial to the two countries and their peoples, as well as regional and global peace, stability and prosperity," the Chinese premier said.
Beijing and Tokyo will also benefit if they maintain the current economic and trading status shared between the two powerful nations.
According to Li, the Xi Jinping administration will continue imposing its proactive trade policies by offering ease of access to their market from foreign companies, especially Japanese companies.
China further emphasized its willingness to work with its Asian counterpart to "strengthen cooperation in innovation-driven development and third-party markets" for both countries to achieve win-win outcomes.
Japan, on its part, offers full support in promoting bilateral ties with China.
"The Japanese side is willing to work with China to strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies to promote a steady development of bilateral ties," Oshima was quoted as saying.
The Japanese official also met with the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Wang Chen.
Oshima recognizes NPC's important role in enhancing the Sino-Japanese relations, and that Japan will continue to work with the Chinese legislative body to cement understanding and mutual trust.
Two months prior to the Beijing summit, Li and Oshima met in Tokyo to attend the 7th year China-Japan-Korean Leaders' Meeting. Li would be the first Chinese premier to make the state visit since the last in 2011.
Li renewed China's pact to abide by the principles of the four political documents that were signed between 1972 and 2008. Fulfillment of such agreements would ensure both countries fruitful bilateral relations.
The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China was signed in Beijing in 1978 by then-Foreign Minister, Huang Hua and Japan's Sunao Sonoda. Entailed in the pact are the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence that should be upheld by the two contracting parties - Japan and China.
