China hopes relations with Japan follow "correct path" after Kishida announced as next PM

Record ID: 1639231

  • Title: China hopes relations with Japan follow "correct path" after Kishida announced as next PM
  • Date: 29th September 2021
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 29, 2021) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON HUA CHUNYING ARRIVING FOR REGULAR NEWS CONFERENCE NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON HUA CHUNYING, SAYING: "We have also noticed the results of this election that have just came out. China is willing to work with the new Japanese leadership team to abide by the principles as clarified by the four China-Japan political documents, to deepen the spirit of pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and to encourage China-Japan relations to follow the correct path of healthy and stable development." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 13th October 2021 11:12
  • Keywords: Chinese foreign ministry Fumio Kishida Hua Chunying Japan PM Japanese PM Japanese Prime Minister Sino-Japanese relations Tokyo
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EWRTGLJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday (September 29) that China is "willing" to work with Japan's new leadership team after Japan's ruling party elected Fumio Kishida as its new leader, virtually ensuring he will become prime minister within days.
    Speaking at a regular news conference in Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said China hopes "to encourage China-Japan relations to follow the correct path ".
    Former foreign minister Kishida, who succeeds unpopular Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, is almost certain to become premier at a parliamentary session next Monday (October 4) because of the Liberal Democratic Party's majority in the lower house.
    In terms of foreign policy, Kishida has said that Japan, in cooperation with the United States and other like-minded countries, should stand firm against the growing assertiveness of authoritarian regimes like China.
    (Production: Martin Pollard)
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