China warns Japan over WWII history as business delegation visits Beijing
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met Japan’s former foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya, who is leading a 50-member delegation of corporate executives, in Beijing on Monday, marking the highest-ranking Chinese official reception for a Japanese visit in nearly a year. During the talks, Wang warned that bilateral relations were facing a “severe situation” and had “yet to be normalised” ahead of next year’s…
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with Japan's former foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, who leads a 50-strong delegation of Japanese business executives in Beijing. This marks the highest-ranking Chinese official received by a Japanese delegation in nearly a year. Wang expressed concern over the strained bilateral relations, stating they were in a "severe situation" and had not yet normalized ahead of next year's 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
He warned that any country challenging its post-war 'peace constitution' or attempting to rewrite the history of wartime aggression would face isolation and hinder progress. Wang urged Tokyo to rectify its "erroneous words and deeds" regarding Taiwan as soon as possible. Iwaya, who previously visited Beijing in December 2024, noted the current ties were "worrying" and pledged to honor the late former foreign minister Yohei Kono's legacy in restoring relations to the foundational China-Japan political documents.
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