China urges Japan to conduct bilateral ties from a strategic point of view

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked on sunday Japan to “direct the course of bilateral relations from a strategic perspective,” after the leaders of both countries agreed last month to promote stability and growth in relations.

In a speech at a symposium in Beijing, Wang said it was important for the two Asian neighbors to “avoid backtracking and lurching, and be forward-looking” in their relations, after they marked the 50th anniversary of normalization in September. of bilateral ties.

On the United States, Wang said Beijing has firmly rejected Washington’s “misguided China policy” under which it “has stubbornly continued to view China as its main competitor and has engaged in blatant blockade, suppression and provocation.”

The foreign minister reiterated that the Taiwan issue is “at the very core of China’s fundamental interests” and is “a red line that must not be crossed” in China-US relations.

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In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August, conducted despite China’s “stern warnings”, Beijing has taken “firm and resolute steps” and “dissuaded strongly against anti-China elements in the United States and the Taiwan independence forces,” he said.

On the United States, Wang said Beijing has firmly rejected Washington’s “wrong China policy”

China, which regards the self-governing democratic island as its own, has held large-scale military exercises near Taiwan and halted cooperation with Washington in a number of areas, including climate change and defense exchanges. Those measures “fully demonstrated our strong will to safeguard national sovereignty and security,” she added.

As President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden agreed at their November summit in Bali, Indonesia to effectively manage differences and advance practical cooperation, Wang urged Washington to “cultivate a favorable atmosphere for communication and The cooperation”.

Referring to the major easing of China’s “Covid Zero” policy earlier this month, Wang said it had “marked the beginning of a new stage in the response to the pandemic” and indicated that the country will relax its strict border controls. . “We consider it necessary to continue facilitating the flow of personnel between China and other countries,” he stated.