Chinese President Hu Jintao told former Japanese Prime Minister
Yasuhiro Nakasone in Beijing Wednesday that leaders of both
countries should do more good things for the friendship between the
people of the two countries, and never do anything bad.
Hu made the remarks during a meeting with the former Japanese
prime minister, now honorary chairman of the Asia-Pacific
Parliamentary Forum (APPF), and heads of delegations attending
the12th annual session of the APPF that wrapped up here
Wednesday.
Hu stressed that as a new era begins, leaders of China and Japan
should push forward bilateral relations from the viewpoint of
safeguarding the fundamental interest of people of the two
countries and promoting regional and world peace, stability and
development.
On the historical issues relating the political basis for
China-Japan relations, Hu said, the two sides should keep in mind
the concept of taking history as a mirror and looking into the
future.
"Anything good for the friendship between our two peoples, we
should do more," Hu said. "Anything not good for the friendship, we
should never do."
On the relations between Japan and China, Nakasone said the
majority of the Japanese nationals have friendly feelings towards
China and hope Japan and China can keep a friendly relationship. He
said he hopes the two sides can take the broad situation into
consideration and properly handle the obstacles in bilateral
relations.
On the issue of Taiwan, Nakasone said the Taiwan authorities
should not seek "independence", nor should they seek entry into the
United Nations. Dialogue should be restored and the "Three Direct
Exchanges", namely direct exchanges of mail service, trade, air and
shipping services across the Taiwan Straits, should be
realized.
(Xinhua News Agency January 14, 2004)