Sincere China-Japan dialogue can thaw ties
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January 26, 2013, Saturday
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JAPAN'S New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi came to China to "pave the way for dialogue," igniting hopes that the two countries could take the chance to cool tensions and repair their bilateral relations.
Yamaguchi's visit shows the Japanese government's willingness to "open the door to normalizing relations" with China, which, however, should be finally realized by sincere dialogue and concrete actions.
When looking back on Japan's recent foreign policy, it is easy to see the contradiction in Tokyo's positions. On the one hand, the Japanese government stresses the importance of its relationship with China. On the other, it sticks to its wrong stance on the Diaoyu Islands sovereignty issue.
Some days ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed hopes to "return to the starting point of developing a mutually reciprocal relationship" with China.
However, what he did was continuously sending wrong signals on Japan's territorial disputes with its neighbors and, with ill intentions, attempt to involve the United States and other countries in the disputes.
As the initiator of the island-buying farce that has lead to the current stalemate in the Sino-Japanese relationship, it is natural for the Japanese government to first take measures to rebuild mutual trust with China.
In fact, without a proper solution to the territorial disputes, there can be no improvement of Sino-Japanese relations to speak of. Encouragingly, some sober-minded Japanese politicians have realized the mistakes committed by their government and have begun to play a positive role in promoting bilateral relations.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized for Japan's wartime crimes in China during his recent visit to the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in the city of Nanjing. w Moreover, Yohei Kono, a retired Japanese liberal politician and three-time foreign minister, criticized former premier Yoshihiko Noda for the island purchase.
The earnest attitudes like these are required to face the problems between the two countries and resolve conflicts between China and Japan.
Since China and Japan are two of the most important powers in Asia, a healthy Sino-Japan relationship is in every nation's interest and would promote regional peace and prosperity.
A review of the Sino-Japan relationship shows that when there is peace between the two countries, both benefit and when there is conflict, both suffer.
Yamaguchi's visit shows the Japanese government's willingness to "open the door to normalizing relations" with China, which, however, should be finally realized by sincere dialogue and concrete actions.
When looking back on Japan's recent foreign policy, it is easy to see the contradiction in Tokyo's positions. On the one hand, the Japanese government stresses the importance of its relationship with China. On the other, it sticks to its wrong stance on the Diaoyu Islands sovereignty issue.
Some days ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed hopes to "return to the starting point of developing a mutually reciprocal relationship" with China.
However, what he did was continuously sending wrong signals on Japan's territorial disputes with its neighbors and, with ill intentions, attempt to involve the United States and other countries in the disputes.
As the initiator of the island-buying farce that has lead to the current stalemate in the Sino-Japanese relationship, it is natural for the Japanese government to first take measures to rebuild mutual trust with China.
In fact, without a proper solution to the territorial disputes, there can be no improvement of Sino-Japanese relations to speak of. Encouragingly, some sober-minded Japanese politicians have realized the mistakes committed by their government and have begun to play a positive role in promoting bilateral relations.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized for Japan's wartime crimes in China during his recent visit to the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in the city of Nanjing. w Moreover, Yohei Kono, a retired Japanese liberal politician and three-time foreign minister, criticized former premier Yoshihiko Noda for the island purchase.
The earnest attitudes like these are required to face the problems between the two countries and resolve conflicts between China and Japan.
Since China and Japan are two of the most important powers in Asia, a healthy Sino-Japan relationship is in every nation's interest and would promote regional peace and prosperity.
A review of the Sino-Japan relationship shows that when there is peace between the two countries, both benefit and when there is conflict, both suffer.
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