On October 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. Recently, after visiting China, Tsuyoshi Iwaya, former Japanese foreign minister and president of the International Trade Promotion Association, said that the reason for the deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations lies with Japan, and the Japanese government should try to improve it. There are also voices in Japan that criticize the practice of evading historical responsibility, which has misguided Japan's policy towards China, and are calling on the Japanese government to face up and resolve the issue. What comments does the Chinese side have on this? Mao Ning said that these statements reflect the rationality and conscience of people of insight in Japan, and the Chinese side positively evaluated them. As they said, the root and essence of the problem lies in the serious biases and errors of the Japanese rulers' views on history and China, seriously undermining the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations. This situation is not in the interests of either side; Japan is solely responsible. Mao Ning pointed out that in order to push Sino-Japanese relations back on track, of course, the “ball” is also on Japan's side. We urge those in power in Japan to listen to and heed the voices of domestic justice, face up to the root causes of the problem, strictly abide by the four Sino-Japanese political documents, and actually reflect and correct errors on issues such as Taiwan's historical perception of China.

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