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Death of Nanjing massacre author mourned
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-05 20:49
Sino-Janpanese relations
Japan should honor its word on reproaching itself for its history of
invasion, the spokesman said.
On Wednesday, Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi again defended his
visits to the Yasukuni Shrine honoring Japanese war dead, saying that it is "a
spiritual issue."
When asked to comment on Koizumi's remarks, Qin said that China's stance on
the issue of shrine visits is well known.
"The current difficult situation in Sino-Japanese relations was not caused by
China," Qin said, hoping the Japanese side would realize this.
He said China and Japan should enhance exchanges and cooperation, and China's
stance on developing good-neighborly relations with Japan is consistent and
clear.
"We hope Japan will properly handle issues concerning the political basis of
bilateral ties, consider Chinese people's feelings, and create the conditions
for an improvement of Sino-Japanese ties," he said.
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