王毅外長會見日本自民黨幹事長二階俊博

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Toshihiro Nikai, general secretary of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Beijing last Thursday, with both sides expressing their satisfaction with the recent improvement in bilateral ties and agreeing to further promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral ties.

上週四，中國外交部長王毅在北京會見了日本執政黨自民黨幹事長二階俊博，雙方對最近兩國關係的改善表示滿意，並同意進一步推動兩國關係健康、穩定地發展。

The Chinese foreign minister said as this year marks 40 years since the historic Peace and Friendship Treaty came into effect, it is an important link between the past and future.

中國外交部長王毅稱，今年是歷史性的《和平友好條約》生效40週年。該條約是過去和未來的重要聯繫。

He said both sides should go back to the origin and safeguard the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations. The two sides should bear in mind the important mission of rebuilding the friendship between the two peoples, and stay true to the mission.

他表示，雙方應該回到原點，維護中日關係的政治基礎。雙方應牢記重建兩國人民友誼的重要使命，並堅持這一使命。

He also said China and Japan should review their promises that neither Japan nor China seeks hegemony in the region and jointly oppose the establishment of such hegemony by any other countries.

他還表示，中日兩國應該重新審視自己的承諾，即日本和中國都不謀求本地區霸權，共同反對任何國家建立這種霸權。

Wang told Nikai, China and Japan should advance with the times and jointly push forward the construction of the East Asian Economic Community.

王毅告知二階俊博，中日雙方要與時俱進，共同推進東亞經濟共同體建設。

Nikai said he hopes the two countries can keep up the momentum in improving relations.

二階俊博稱，希望中日兩國可以繼續保持改善關係的勢頭。