Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Saturday urged Japan to abide by
its pledge and properly handle the Taiwan question.
During a meeting in New York with his Japanese counterpart,
Masahiko Komura, on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the United
Nations General Assembly, Yang expressed appreciation that Japan
does not support Taiwan's attempt to "join" the UN, hoping that the
Japanese side would adhere to its pledge and properly handle the
Taiwan question.
Yang noted that September 29, 2007, Saturday, marked the 35th
anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Japanese diplomatic
relations, and major headway has been made in bilateral ties in
various areas.
He said that the two countries should redouble their efforts to
maintain exchange of high-level visits and cooperation in fields
like culture and sports so as to further improve and develop
bilateral ties.
Komura, for his part, said the new Japanese government highly
values its strategic relationship of mutual benefit with China, and
hopes the two sides would maintain high-level exchanges so that
more improvement can be achieved in Japan-China relations.
He said there has been no change in Japan's stance on the Taiwan
question as stated in the Japan-China Joint Statement, and that
Japan does not support Taiwan's "joining" the United Nations.
On Saturday, Yang also met with British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband, and the two had an in-depth exchange of views on
bilateral ties, China-Europe relations, the Iranian nuclear issue,
Darfur, and the situation in Myanmar.
(Xinhua News Agency September 30, 2007)
