Foreign and Military Affairs
China-Japan people-to-people friendship stressed
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-29 21:41
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BEIJING - Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie on Thursday stressed the importance of people-to-people friendship between China and Japan.
Liang made the remarks in a meeting with a delegation of Japanese veterans who once fought along with Chinese soldiers during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation.
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China-Japan relations have made unprecedented development since the normalization of bilateral ties 38 years ago, said Liang, urging the two countries to learn from history and open a new path for future friendly cooperation.
The development of China-Japan friendship must depend on the peoples of the two countries, said Liang, adding that the two countries should jointly pursue peaceful coexistence, generation-to-generation friendship, reciprocal cooperation and common development.
Members of the Japanese delegation described their participation in the wars as precious experience, saying they would continue to push forward Japan-China friendship.
The 36-member delegation arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a 10-day visit to China as guest of the China Association for International Friendly Contact, a non-governmental organization in China.
